The Most Popular Economic Issues of 2023

Equal Pay

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

79 Yes

21 No

14,414,676 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

57 Yes

43 No

27,111,683 votes

Taxes

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

68 Yes

32 No

3,635,302 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

3,300,466 votes

Corporate Tax

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

67 Yes

33 No

686,251 votes

Government Spending

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

63 Yes

37 No

13,774,577 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

47 Yes

53 No

1,073,343 votes

Should the United States transition to a four-day workweek?

55 Yes

45 No

7,993 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

38 Yes

62 No

5,366,643 votes

Free Tax Filing

Should the IRS create a free electronic tax filing system?

87 Yes

13 No

31,698 votes

Welfare

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

71 Yes

29 No

307,178 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

2,745,988 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

73 Yes

27 No

181,081 votes

Overtime Pay

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

63 Yes

37 No

505,056 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?

76 Yes

24 No

139,938 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

78 Yes

22 No

4,642,842 votes

Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

56 Yes

44 No

208,423 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

55 Yes

45 No

86,811 votes

Should the Federal Government suspend the gasoline tax?

62 Yes

38 No

6,125 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?

61 Yes

39 No

10,029,101 votes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

39 Yes

61 No

53,885 votes

Offshore Banking

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

60 Yes

40 No

503,267 votes

NAFTA

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

62 Yes

38 No

103,096 votes

Pension Reform

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

54 Yes

46 No

6,086,241 votes

Property Taxes

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

43 Yes

57 No

5,091,386 votes

Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78 Yes

22 No

1,849,149 votes

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

31 Yes

69 No

3,441 votes

Gig Workers

Should gig workers such as Uber drivers be classified as employees?

72 Yes

28 No

11,412 votes

Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?

62 Yes

38 No

4,380 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

36 Yes

64 No

129,898 votes

Decentralized Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

52 Yes

48 No

46,074 votes

Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

37 Yes

63 No

43,096 votes

Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

40 Yes

60 No

8,103 votes

China Tariffs

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

53 Yes

47 No

81,322 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

39 Yes

61 No

3,594,583 votes

State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

46 Yes

54 No

14,667 votes

Online Sales Tax

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

36 Yes

64 No

220,290 votes

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

41 Yes

59 No

3,898 votes