Research Areas
Public Opinion Surveys on Taxes
What do Americans think about taxes? Public opinion polls commonly include tax-related questions, but few surveys are specifically designed to explore the public's opinion of the U.S. tax system. In an effort to better understand American's views on tax fairness, progressivity and other tax policy issues, the Tax Foundation conducts regular surveys of U.S. public opinion.
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Articles from the Tax Foundation
- George Runner of the California Board of Equalization, September 29, 2011
- Karlyn Bowman of AEI on the History of Public Opinion on Taxes, June 9, 2011
- Topline Results for Tax Foundation's 2009 Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Taxes, Government Spending and Wealth Distribution, April 8, 2009
- How Do Americans Feel About Taxes Today? Tax Foundation's 2009 Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Taxes, Government Spending and Wealth Distribution, by Matt Moon, April 8, 2009
- New Census Data on Income Gives a Welcome Dose of Fact Checking to "Middle-Class" Rhetoric, by Gerald Prante, September 11, 2007
- What Does America Think About Taxes? The 2007 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Taxes and Wealth, by Andrew Chamberlain, April 12, 2007
- Topline Results, 2007 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth, March 22, 2007
- Tax Reform Still on America's Radar, by Andrew Chamberlain, April 17, 2006
- Topline Results, 2006 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth, April 14, 2006
- 2006 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth, by Andrew Chamberlain and Scott A. Hodge, April 5, 2006
- Topline Results, 2005 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth, April 17, 2005
- 2005 Annual Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Tax and Wealth, by Andrew Chamberlain and Scott A. Hodge, April 14, 2005
- Tax Review: Taxpayer Choices in Future Tax Shifts, by Vito Tanzi, November 1, 1972