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Originally Posted by Riverman
If there is one thing republicans can rally for, it's tax cuts for the highest earners. Why they didn't jam that through first I have no idea.
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Originally Posted by Palo
They're trying to be sneaky and get the tax cuts through the healthcare bill. I don't think the low income Trump supporters are behind a straight tax cut for the wealthy.
This is interesting (how much do Republicans actually support Republican policies), so I went looking for data.
http://www.pollingreport.com/budget.htm
As of 2016, 15% of Americans think rich people pay too much tax, 21% their fair share, 61% not enough.
12% of Americans think corporations pay too much tax, 16% fair share, 67% too much.
This would suggest there is not much support for cutting taxes to the rich, and there is a disconnect between what Republican politicians want and what their voters do.
Another interesting thing about this data - in the early 90s only 8-10% of people thought the poor don't pay enough tax, over the years that's crept up to 20-22%. Rich people don't pay enough tax has dropped from 77% to around 60%. It seems all those years of propaganda about welfare queens and job creators is doing its job.