![]() ![]() Surveys conducted in the late 1970s and early 1980s found similar high rates of uncertainty in public opinion about the flat tax. In the Rasmussen poll, 42% opposed the flat tax, 31% favored it, and 27% remained undecided. This high degree of uncertainty is consistent with a recent Rasmussen poll of likely voters that asked about a 17% flat tax on income over $17,000. These Republicans favored the flat tax 48% to 30%.īut fully one-third of all respondents in our survey were unsure about their opinion of the proposed flat tax. ![]() The level of support is only slightly higher among registered voters who say they will vote in a Republican primary or caucus next year. More Republicans supported the flat tax proposal than opposed it, but even then, a majority did not favor it (45% in favor to 33% opposed). Democrats opposed the flat tax by a wide margin, 52% to 19%. Americans in general opposed the flat tax proposal 39% to 28%. We commissioned the poll to survey Americans on their opinion of changing from our current income tax system to a flat tax system under which all but low-income Americans would pay 19% of their income in taxes, regardless of how much money they make.įlat tax proponents face an uphill battle. Last week, YouGov/Polimetrix asked a sample of 1,000 adults about a flat rate income tax. ![]()
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