More than four in ten people (43%) who’ve already filed their 2018 tax returns aren’t sure whether they got a tax cut as a result of the December 2017 tax law (20% lean towards thinking they did, and 24% lean towards thinking they didn’t), according to an April New York Times|SurveyMonkey poll.
Nearly a quarter of people (24%) say they definitely got a tax cut, and 31% say they definitely didn’t.
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to be certain they got a tax cut (35% vs. nine percent), while Democrats are more likely than Republicans to be certain they didn’t (46% vs. 18%).
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Question text:
Which one of the following issues matters MOST to you right now?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? Would you say that you and your family are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? Now looking ahead - do you think that a year from now you and your family will be better off financially, worse off financially, or just about the same as now? Now turning to business conditions in the country as a whole - do you think that during the next 12 months we'll have good or bad times financially?
Looking ahead, which would you say is more likely to take place in the next five years for the country as a whole: Thinking about the big things people buy for their homes - such as furniture, a stove, a television… Generally speaking, do you think now is a good or bad time for people to buy major household items?
Do you approve or disapprove of the tax law that was passed in December 2017? Did you, yourself, get a tax cut as a result of the tax law that was passed in December 2017? Have you filed your federal income taxes yet for 2018?
Do you own or rent your home? Are you planning to buy a home in the next 12 months?
How would you describe the housing market in your area?