Poll 86 of Voters Believe Paying Taxes Is a Civic Duty
The vast majority of of Americans casting a ballot this November believe that paying taxes is a "civic duty," according to a survey released Monday. In the CNN/ORC poll, 86 of registered voters surveyed believe that paying taxes is an American civic duty, while only 12 said that taxes are an "unnecessary burden" which are best avoided. Supporters of Republican candidate Donald Trump were in agreement, with 79 saying that paying taxes was a civic duty. A leaked copy of the billionaire's partial tax return showed that Trump may have been able to pay no federal income tax for more than a decade. Trump's taxes have long been an issue on the 2016 campaign trail and he has continued to refuse to release his tax returns, a custom of presidential elections. Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Trump 47 to 42 nationally among likely voters surveyed. The survey was conducted by ORC International from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 with a sample of 1,335 registered voters with margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percent and 1,213 likely voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.