On tax day, most Americans don't feel new law made them better off
by David Lauter, Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2019
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - Along with their taxes, Americans have also filed a verdict this spring on the Republican tax law: Meh.
When the law passed, late in 2017, President Donald Trump and other party leaders hoped it would significantly boost their fortunes. But as the first filing season under the new law drew to a close, most Americans did not feel it had fattened their paychecks, and only about 1 in 4 supported it, according to a new University of Southern California-Dornsife/Los Angeles Times nationwide poll.
One in 3 said they opposed the law and roughly 4 in 10 either had no opinion or were neutral.
Those who
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