Another Sign Of Voter Unhappiness With Congress

Tax day has arrived, and most Americans have filed their taxes (or filed for an extension) -- and I think the overwhelming majority of people have honestly paid the taxes they owe. But a majority of Americans (52%) don't think most of the members of Congress do the same. They think those members of Congress use some sneaky (and probably underhanded) method to avoid paying the income taxes they should be paying.

This is one more example of just how angry the general public is with the current members of Congress. They are angry about their inability to compromise for the good of the country -- and that anger has morphed into a belief that Congress members are incompetent, and don't deserve to be re-elected (as several polls have shown). Now that anger has gone even further, so that a majority now think they are also tax evaders.

All the signs are still in place for a voter revolt against incumbents this November -- and since the Republicans have the House majority, that revolt will hurt them the most.

The chart above was made from results of a recent Rasmussen Poll (done on April 7th and 8th of a national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a 3 point margin of error).

And lest you think the poll's respondents think that people in general cheat on their taxes, just look at the chart below. Most people think the huge majority of Americans pay their taxes honestly.