Tax Me, Tax Me!
You want to hear some deeply wise and thoroughly counterintuitive wisdom from the crowd? How about this: Americans are perfectly happy with how much they are taxed. Full Story »
Posted by Derek HawkinsReview
A well-written, concise opinion piece about and analysis of information from a new Gallup survey regarding attitudes in the U.S. towards taxation. Provides an interesting counterpoint to those involved in "tea party protests" on April 15.
But the Gallup Poll found a big increase in the perceived fairness of taxation from 2008 to 2009, despite the fact that the economy tanked. That is significant. It hints at a deep improvement in public opinion toward government. And so it will be interesting to watch polling about government over the next years, not just polling about politicians.
Points to a possibly new trend to watch in attitudes towards the U.S. government.