Axios:Chart du Jour > Cuts or Hikes In Taxes?

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Data: Tax Policy Center; Chart: Lazaro Gamio / Axios

Why this matters: Focusing on the distribution of cuts lacks some nuance — Republicans say their tax bill will boost the economy — but only 25 percent of voters approve of the GOP tax plan, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll. And 59 percent of voters say the plan favors the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. These kind of approval numbers don't win elections, particularly following an equally unpopular health care bill. Dive in.