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Tax Tools #3 – Views About The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act

This is a brief summary of findings about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with a look at statements about the bill and voter impact of seeing the tax provisions. Findings are based on recent listening sessions with voters, and the January 7-10 survey of 1200 voters.  Key Takeaways Views

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Tax Tools #4 – Government Spending Versus Tax Revenue

This is a brief summary of findings about government spending and revenue with a look at how voters evaluate tax increases and spending cuts as debt solutions. The research is based on recent listening sessions with voters and the January 7-10 survey of 1200 voters.  Key Takeaways Spending and Revenue

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Tax Tools #5 – Beliefs About The Debt And Deficit

This is a brief summary of findings about the US fiscal outlook and the electorate’s beliefs about the national deficit and debt. Findings are based on recent listening sessions with voters, and the January 7-10 survey of 1200 voters.  Statements about debt/deficit were believable to voters.  The chart below shows

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Tax Tools #6 – Retirement

This is a brief summary of findings about retirement and future financial plans. The research is based on recent listening sessions with voters, and the January 7-10 survey of 1200 voters.  Key Takeaways 1.) Retirement was a prevalent concern throughout the research. Concern about running out of income in retirement

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Roll Call: Setting the record straight on Biden’s spending

The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about how much Presidents Trump and Biden spent during their terms, and who is to blame for the near-historic inflation levels. The scale of spending was clearly a central concern about inflation. Ask almost anyone in Washington how much money

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