The poll also shows that the vast majority instead support *raising taxes on the wealthy* to fund education, healthcare and affordability for the many. More here: kypolicy.org/income-tax-p...

Similar to the ideas we lay out at the state level in Kentucky here: kypolicy.org/kentucky-wor...

See the press release and poll memo here: kypolicy.org/income-tax-p...

The poll suggests a need to rethink priorities. Expensive tax cuts skewed to the wealthy aren’t helping families get by. Kentuckians want greater support for schools and health care & real solutions to affordability. And they want lawmakers to tax the wealthy more to make that possible. 7/

By a margin of 69% to 31%, Kentuckians want lawmakers to "generate more revenue by taxing the wealthy" rather than "make cuts to schools, health care and other public services." 6/

And the poll shows they want lawmakers to go further. 67% of Kentuckians support raising taxes on the wealthiest 5% to fund vital public investments, with just 26% opposed. 5/

The poll also asked about tax cuts as the priority. Only 28% said the focus should be on “reducing taxes for everyone, even if most of the benefits go to the wealthy,” while 72% preferred “improving schools, improving healthcare, and bringing down the cost of living.” 4/

A look at who benefits from income tax cuts suggests why Kentuckians aren't feeling the help. 67% of state income tax cuts go to the wealthiest 20% of people, according to analysis by @itep.org. More go to the richest 1% than the bottom 60% combined. 3/

In a new poll, only 9% of Kentuckians say the individual income tax cuts are helping them. 8% report the cuts are actually hurting them, 40% say they haven't been affected by them and 43% are "not sure." The Change Research poll is of 2,079 voters with an MOE of +-2.2%. 2/

With new revenue forecast, after two years of strong growth spurred by federal stimulus during the pandemic, a prediction of six years where revenue doesn't keep up with inflation