1. US Tax Debate 
SF 183: Introduction

2. Core Research Question
Is it possible for one group to influence or even shape the perception of another group?

3. US Tax Debate Who has been taxed enough already in the US?
Group A: Dominant?
Group B: Subordinate?
Who are They: Individuals, Families or Companies that earn money through Capital Gains (top 1%)
Who Are They:
Middle Class:
People who get a pay check
Pay income taxes
(top 10%)
Working Class:
People who pay taxes
Get a tax return
(90% of pop.)
What do they think:
- Lower taxes stimulates the econ
- Government wastes taxpayer money

4. US Tax Debate Group B: Subordinate? Group A: Dominant?
Who are They: Individuals, Families or Companies that earn money through Capital Gains (top 1%)
Who Are They:
Middle Class and Working Class
Govt wastes money
Private options
better
What do they think:
Favors private options
Lower taxes stimulates the economy
Government wastes
taxpayer money or
-Funded public sphere (schools, mass transit, health care, roadways).
Which perspective wins in the public mind and in the policy debate?

5. Regressive Taxes Scale of Government MORE LESS Progressive Taxes
Favors private options
Lower taxes stimulates the economy
Government wastes
taxpayer
money
Scale of
Government
MORE LESS
-Funded public sphere (schools, mass transit, health care, roadways).
Progressive Taxes

6. Regressive Taxes Scale of Government MORE LESS Progressive Taxes
Favors private options
Lower taxes stimulates the economy
Government wastes
taxpayer
money
Scale of
Government
MORE LESS
Progressive Taxes