Seeing Economy as 'Rigged' for Rich, 65% Say Corporate Taxes Too Low, Not Too High

As President Donald Trump looks to pivot from his party’s collapsing Obamacare repeal efforts to “tax reform” this week, an ABC News/Washington Post poll (pdf) released Tuesday found that most Americans strongly disapprove of the White House’s desire to drastically slash the corporate tax rate: 65 percent of Americans believe that corporations pay too little in taxes, not too much, the survey found.

The poll also revealed what a majority of Americans think of Trump’s broad outlines for tax reform so far: not much. Twenty-eight percent expressed support for the president’s tax agenda, while 44 percent said they oppose it.

Furthermore, 73 percent of respondents said—consistent with previous surveys—that the U.S. economic system disproportionately favors the wealthy, and that Trump’s tax plan will only worsen the gap between the richest and everyone else.

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