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Fewest Complaints in Four Decades That Taxes Are "Too High"

A new Gallup Poll, conducted about a week before income tax returns are due, finds Americans are less likely to say that the taxes they pay are too high than they have been at any tax filing season in the past four decades. A substantial ...

How Fair Are Your Taxes?

Almost six in 10 Americans say the amount they are paying in income taxes this year is fair, up from previous years. But only about a third of the public feels that its taxes are lower this year as a direct result of the tax-cut bill passed into ...

Index of Investor Optimism Drops to Lowest Level Since Inception in 1996

Overall investor optimism plunged 22 points to its lowest level ever this month and now registers 82. The largest declines last month occurred on the personal and governmental dimensions, each down by 10 points from June. While the economic ...

Americans Suffer From Negative Mental Attitude While Doing Taxes

It's tax time again, and, perhaps not surprisingly, Americans continue to think that the amount of taxes they pay is too high. Perceptions that taxes are too high has been a consistent finding in Gallup polls conducted for more than 50 years. ...

Americans Don't Like the IRS, but Admit It Does a Good Job of Collecting Taxes

The deadline for filing federal income tax returns looms on Monday, April 17, and many Americans will be busy completing their forms this weekend. The latest Gallup poll inquired into public attitudes about taxes. While most Americans think ...

The Challenges Women Face in their Daily Lives

Women in America today are most concerned about money issues, their families, their health, and the problems of time management and stress, according to a March survey conducted by Gallup for women.com. The survey asked American women the ...

Despite Skepticism About Privacy, Most Americans Ready to Participate in Census

The majority of Americans are skeptical that the information they provide in the forthcoming U.S. Census will be kept confidential, but almost all Americans nevertheless say they plan to participate and fill out their Census forms, and the vast ...

Americans Generally Disgruntled about Their Taxes

A Gallup poll conducted in advance of this year's April 15 tax due day finds two out of three Americans harboring concerns that the federal income tax they have to pay is "too high." Overall, 65% say their tax bill is too high compared to just ...

Public By 3 To 1 Margin Believes IRS Abuses Its Powers

A Gallup poll conducted last weekend -- just after the highly publicized Senate hearings on Internal Revenue Service abuses -- shows that the American public does not hesitate to respond in very negative ways when asked about the IRS's powers. ...
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