Mainstream Media Misleads Again: Only 21 Percent Think They're Getting a Tax Cut -- Even Though 80 Percent Are Mainstream Media Misleads Again: Only 21 Percent Think They're Getting a Tax Cut -- Even Though 80 Percent Are https://media.townhall.com/townhall/reu/ha/images/2019/81/6a108a7b-e3a6-4a10-8328-af203d497912.png The GOP-passed tax reform law -- against which every Democrat in Congress voted, hysterically warning of 'Armageddon' -- reduced the tax burdens of roughly 80 percent of all Americans in 2018, including approximately 91 percent of middle income families.  That's according to multiple nonpartisan organizations and analysts, as well as the federal government.  It's just a fact.  But although the law has gained in popularity in recent months, and is viewed far more favorably than when the Left's dishonest propaganda reached a fever pitch during debate over passage, widespread misconceptions remain.  I shared this story on Twitter yesterday because the back-and-forth with a friend stopped me in my tracks.  No amount of information, including the admission that he received a tax cut, could convince him that he hadn't been 'screwed over' by the law:   Guy Benson ✔  @guypbenson · Mar 21, 2019 Was just having a debate about the tax cuts with a friend. He conceded that he got a net tax cut (!), but still says was “f***ed over” because he can write off fewer expenses now. Even though his taxes went down overall... Guy Benson ✔  @guypbenson ...I also pointed out that most ppl take the standard deduction, which the new law doubled. He called this “bulls***.” I furnished evidence that it’s just an empirical fact & he concluded that we’d just have to “agree to disagree.” I’m at a loss. As a liberal who doesn't follow politics closely, he apparently knew what he was "supposed" to believe, and would not be moved from that perception -- objective facts, and his own personal experience, notwithstanding.  He's not alone.  A new poll from Reuters shows that barely over one-fifth of Americans believe they'll pay less this tax season, while slightly more believe their tax bill will actually go up: The March 6-11 survey found about 21 percent of adults who had either filed their taxes or planned to said “the new tax plan that Congress recently passed” would let them pay less this year; about 29 percent said they would pay more; 27 percent said there would be no impact; 24 percent said they were not sure. The responses differed along party lines, with Republican taxpayers more likely than others to expect a tax benefit. According to the poll, about 33 percent of Republicans said they would pay less tax; 17 percent said they would pay more. Among Democrats, about 8 percent said they would pay less; about 45 percent said they would pay more. ( FULL STORY IN LINK BELOW ) https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/03/22/poll-just-21-percent-of-americans-think-theyre-getting-a-tax-cut-in-reality-80-percent-of-them-are-n2543549