Republicans have already begun airing advertisements framing the legislation<\/a> as a tax cut for all Americans, highlighting new deductions on tips and overtime income. But Democrats have been making the case that the wealthiest Americans will benefit from the legislation, citing cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs.<\/p>\n The new poll indicates that Republicans still have persuading to do. The high price tag may also be turning off some Americans. Trump\u2019s approval rating on government spending has fallen since the spring, according to the new survey, and about 6 in 10 U.S. adults across the political spectrum think the government is spending \u201ctoo much.\u201d<\/p>\n Americans see little benefit for low-income or middle-class people<\/p>\n Most people have heard at least something about the new law, according to the poll, which found that about two-thirds of U.S. adults have heard or read \u201ca lot\u201d or \u201csome\u201d about it.<\/p>\n Those who know something about the legislation are more likely to believe it favors the wealthy, compared with people who have heard \u201conly a little\u201d or \u201cnothing at all.\u201d <\/p>\n Anaiah Barrow, a 25-year-old single mom from North Carolina who doesn\u2019t identify with a political party, said she\u2019s concerned that the new law will hurt caregivers like her. Barrow — who\u2019s juggling a job, taking care of two young children and pursuing a degree — is concerned about losing access to day care and food stamps. <\/p>\n \u201cIt has a really big effect,\u201d Barrow said of the recently passed legislation, which she has learned about on TikTok. \u201cIt may not be as a big now, but in the long run it\u2019s going to have that effect — it\u2019s going to hit bad.\u201d<\/p>\n Even many Republicans agree that the wealthy are likely to benefit from the tax and spending law. About half say the law will do more to help the wealthy. A similar percentage say this about middle-class people, while about 4 in 10 Republicans think it will do more to help than hurt low-income people. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration in New Orleans, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert, File)<\/p>\n A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration in New Orleans, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert, File)<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Lori Nichols, a 51-year-old caregiver for her elderly mother in Illinois, said the legislation has \u201cvery little for the older people and people that are on disability.\u201d Although Nichols is a Republican, she said she didn\u2019t vote in the 2024 presidential election and voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. <\/p>\n \u201cAs far as the tax part goes, it seems to me like (Trump\u2019s) just making the rich richer,\u201d Nichols said.<\/p>\n Republicans are less likely to think they\u2019ll be harmed <\/p>\n Despite the overall sense that wealthy people will be the primary beneficiaries, Democrats and independents are much likelier than Republicans to think the law could harm them personally.<\/p>\n Nathan Hay, a shift service manager at an international dealership that repairs trucks, said he thinks lower-income people might see a \u201cslight increase\u201d in taxes but still supports the bill. \u201cPersonally, it\u2019s not helping me a ton,\u201d Hay said, but he believes it will help small businesses, which have been a staple in his own life and his family\u2019s.<\/p>\n About half of Republicans expect the legislation to do more to help \u201cpeople like you,\u201d compared with about 2 in 10 independents and just 6% of Democrats.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not a tax accountant, but it sounds as if it would be more beneficial to (people) in the higher tax level,\u201d said Republican Geraldine Putnam, 87, a Trump voter who lives in the rural south. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not that I would want to take away the incentive to become more wealthy \u2014 that\u2019s the American dream,\u201d Putnam said. <\/p>\n But she also thinks she\u2019ll end up paying more in taxes. \u201cWhat he\u2019s doing I\u2019m sure he thinks is correct,\u201d she said of Trump. \u201cIt\u2019s just the extreme method that he\u2019s using.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump approval on government spending<\/p>\n The law\u2019s hefty price tag may be factoring into some Americans\u2019 assessments of the law. The poll found they are less likely to approve of how Trump is handling government spending since the spring.<\/p>\n Just 38% of Americans approve of how Donald Trump is handling government spending, compared with 46% in an AP-NORC poll<\/a> conducted in March. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n