Economy
How Global Threats Have Affected The Importance Of US Alliances
Israel’s strikes on Iran have thrust foreign policy back into the issue spotlight. Foreign policy has proven to be a contentious issue among Republicans as some want stop America’s involvement in “endless wars“ while others believe the US must take a leadership role. From our latest numbers for Winning the
A Brief History Of Tax Cuts
As the Senate moves forward with its version of the reconciliation bill, we can be sure that Democrats and the media will be characterizing Republican tax policy as “failed policies of the past.” As we saw throughout the legislative process for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, attacks
Tax Rates On The Wealthy: How High Is Too High?
In every tax debate, Democrats bring up the “fair share” argument but with no definition of fairness. As we found in research earlier in the year, people viewed the concept of “fair share” as more of an emotional argument to punish the wealthy rather than a specified rate. Two-thirds of
Greater Foreign Policy Threat: Emboldened Adversaries Or Endless Wars?
President Trump’s visit to the Middle East is his first diplomatic trip of the new administration, in hopes of increasing investment in the US and bringing peace to this conflict zone. A significant theme of his campaign was ending America’s involvement in “endless wars” like Iraq and Afghanistan. In light
Expectations of Automation
As tariffs send shockwaves through the global economy, one of the areas of policy debate is about the future of manufacturing jobs. Tariff advocates want to see those jobs brought back to the US, while many tariff critics say many of those jobs could be automated so the negative impact
How Much Running Room Is There On Tariffs?
In our latest survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), we looked at where people were in determining their views about tariffs. As the global markets have been in chaos, have voters already formed conclusions about the efficacy of tariffs, or are they still evaluating? Among the overall electorate, views