Poll: Majority oppose GOP tax bill......The 'president' & republicans don't care what you think.

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A strong majority of polled voters oppose the Republican tax bill passed by the Senate earlier this month, a new poll finds.

The latest Harvard CAPS-Harris survey found that 64 percent of respondents oppose the bill. While 72 percent of Republicans support the GOP’s tax reform efforts, 89 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of independents oppose it.

Many respondents — 34 percent — believe the bill will raise their taxes, while 23 percent said they don’t believe it would impact them, and 21 percent said they believed it would result in a lower personal tax bill.

House and Senate negotiators struck an “agreement in principle” on Tuesday for a tax overhaul after each of the chambers passed their own versions of tax reform earlier this month.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/364781-poll-majority-oppose-gop-tax-bill

[Willie Pep]

1. I think the Republicans are willing to take a hit at the polls to get this through.

They are hoping that even if they lose come election time they will still have enough power to obstruct the Democrats and prevent them from repealing the tax bill.

Another point, I can't believe that 72 percent of Republicans support the bill. These can't all be rich people. Do they not get that this is a raw deal for them? I guess partisanship is a heck of a drug.

[OliverQ]

3. Tribalism and hatred of liberals is insanely powerful.

The GOP could propose concentration camps for all poor people, and their poor voters would totally support it.

[SHRED]

2. When did they ever care?