| % of Americans saying this aspect of the federal tax system bothers them ... Not much / Not at all | Somewhat | Don't know | A lot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The belief that corporations don't pay their fair share | 16 | 18 | 2 | 64 |
| The belief that wealthy people don't pay their fair share | 20 | 18 | 1 | 61 |
| The system's complexity | 25 | 28 | 3 | 44 |
| The amount they pay in taxes | 46 | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| The belief that poor people don't pay their fair share | 56 | 22 | 2 | 20 |
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The American federal tax system: its messy, convoluted, and, without a doubt, flawed. For the majority of Americans, however, the biggest critique of the system is not its complexity but its fairness. About six out of every ten citizens of the United States claim what bothers them most about the federal system is that neither corporations nor the wealthy pay their fair share.