What bothers Americans about the federal tax system? % who say Seach bothers them about the federal tax system
Among the public overall, 62% say they are bothered “a lot” by the feeling that some corporations don’t pay their fair share of taxes, and 60% say the same about some wealthy people not paying their fair share.
About four-in-ten (43%) say they are bothered a great deal by the complexity of the system. But with the April 18 tax filing deadline approaching, only about a quarter (27%) say they are bothered a lot by the amount they pay in taxes. And just 20% say that about the feeling that the poor do not pay their fair share of taxes.
The latest national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted April 5-11, 2017 among 1,501 adults, finds an increase in the share saying that the tax system is unfair, largely because of a shift in opinion among Democrats.
What bothers Americans about the federal tax system?  | % who say Seach bothers them about the federal tax system  | Not too much/  | a lot  | Some Not at all  | Some corporations don 't  | 19%  | 62%  | 18%  | pay their fair share  | Some wealthy people  | 60  | 18  | 21  | don't pay their fair share  | The complexity  | 26  | 43  | 29  | of the tax system  | The amount you  | 27  | 26  | 46  | pay in taxes  | Some poor people  | 20  | 20  | 57  | don't pay their fair share  | Note: Don't know responses not shown.  | Source: Survey conducted April 5-11, 2017,  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 