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GOP Proposals That Cut Social Safety Net to Give Tax Breaks to the Wealthy Are Unpopular [1]
['Lew Blank']
Date: 2025-02-11
By Anika Dandekar
House Republicans, engaged in debates regarding budget reconciliation, are planning to extend and expand President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for corporations and high-income households, which are expected to cost trillions in the coming years. To pay for this, GOP Congress members have proposed slashing health care, food assistance, education funding, and many tax credits benefiting low-income communities — shifting costs to states and families.
Together with the Student Borrower Protection Center and Groundwork Collaborative, Data for Progress conducted a survey from January 31-February 2 to measure voter sentiment toward cuts to federal funding and tax breaks for the wealthy.
The poll shows that many government programs are very popular with likely voters: Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and SNAP each have support from more than 3 in 4 respondents.
Other essential programs also enjoy strong bipartisan support, including federal student loans, renewable energy and energy-efficiency programs, and federal housing programs. While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is more polarizing, after several unsuccessful attempts to repeal it during Trump’s first term, Republicans still support the program by a +6-point net margin.
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