The Most Popular Economic Issues of 2017

Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

79 Yes

21 No

13,956,531 votes

Taxes

Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?

58 Yes

42 No

50,398 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

56 Yes

44 No

23,873,789 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

80 Yes

20 No

3,441,322 votes

Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

79 Yes

21 No

178,712 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

31 Yes

69 No

10,393 votes

Corporate Tax

Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

58 Yes

42 No

148,870 votes

Paid Sick Leave

Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?

77 Yes

23 No

2,985,606 votes

Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

64 Yes

36 No

12,292,329 votes

Corporate Mega Mergers

Should the government prevent “mega mergers” of corporations that could potentially control a large percentage of market share within its industry?

73 Yes

27 No

72,308 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

38 Yes

62 No

5,235,068 votes

Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78 Yes

22 No

1,810,436 votes

Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

70 Yes

30 No

99,847 votes

Domestic Jobs

Should the President offer tax breaks to individual companies to keep jobs in the U.S.?

58 Yes

42 No

29,314 votes

Capital Gains Tax

Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?

31 Yes

69 No

2,655,099 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

39 Yes

61 No

3,557,541 votes

NAFTA

Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

48 Yes

52 No

30,805 votes

Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

59 Yes

41 No

131,176 votes

China Tariffs

Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?

63 Yes

37 No

28,376 votes

Overtime Pay

Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?

62 Yes

38 No

418,045 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?

61 Yes

39 No

9,983,937 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

33 Yes

67 No

89,906 votes

Property Taxes

Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?

43 Yes

57 No

5,051,562 votes

Offshore Banking

Should U.S. citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

60 Yes

40 No

438,147 votes

Pension Reform

Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?

54 Yes

46 No

6,037,682 votes

Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

18 Yes

82 No

1,842,229 votes

Online Sales Tax

Should an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?

35 Yes

65 No

183,507 votes