A CBS News poll published Thursday found that the GOP tax plan is widely opposed by Americans across the political spectrum, and even Republican voters believe the plan will primarily benefit large corporations and wealthy Americans, as critics and an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have warned amid national protests against the proposed legislation.
The new poll (pdf) found that the majority of Americans disapprove of the tax plan, and 76 percent—70 percent of Republicans, 86 percent of Democrats, and 73 percent of Independents—believe it will benefit large corporations. Additionally, 69 percent of respondents believe the plan is designed to help wealthy Americans, 66 percent believe it will help Wall Street investors, and 64 believe it will help large political donors.
Only a third of all respondents believe the plan will help small businesses and middle-class Americans, and improve the economy.
The findings reflect a Quinnipiac University poll released on Tuesday that found, as Common Dreams reported, that 53 percent of Americans disapprove of the plan, while just 29 percent support it.
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