Majority of Americans: Wealthy Not Taxed Enough

The wealthy aren’t paying enough in federal taxes.

So said 68 percent of respondents to a new Associated Press-GfK poll (pdf). Sixty percent of respondents also said that the middle class is paying too much in federal taxes, and 41 percent held that belief about low-income households.

President Obama outlined last month a proposal to raise the capital gains tax on those with incomes over $500,000.  A majority of poll respondents—56 percent—said they were in favor of such a proposal.