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Supreme Court subplots Charles and Kathleen Moore are challenging their $15,000 tax bill on a stake in an Indian business, because they and their lawyers argue that their earnings were unrealized — making the tax on them ...

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Nearly Two Thirds of Voters Want Congress to Work on Child Tax Credit — American Policy Ventures

New polling by Cygnal with support from APV found a significant plurality of voters support a bipartisan compromise that provides lower income families with a more generous #ChildTaxCredit.

67% of voters said they preferred “a politician who is willing to work together to get things done, even if it means compromising on my values sometimes” over a politician who fights consistently for the same values even if it doesn’t often lead to solutions.

As for issues that voters want Congress to prioritize, an overwhelming majority of respondents (52%) stated that economic issues are the most important to their vote over cultural issues (18%) and abortion (26%).

Full top lines, cross tabs and analysis available at the link above. Other notable stats:

66% of respondents strongly agreed that political division in America today is worse than it has ever been.

Even more (83%) agreed that “compromise and common ground should be the goal for political leaders.”

Majority of Voters Demand Compromise as Personal Values Threatened: Bipartisan Georgetown Battlegrou... Economic issues were also named the clear top priority from voters for Congress to focus on.

Voters want more compromise, and less antagonism as a notable majority (72%) feel their values are under threat.

This is according to the new Georgetown Battleground Civility poll, which APV was proud to sponsor as we continue to find ways for lawmakers to get things done for the public.

Does Congress even have the capacity to regulate AI? Congress is standing on an epistemological precipice, and AI could either save it, or send it over.

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2023/07/25/artificial_intelligence_demands_bipartisan_action_from_congress_968309.html

We must change the incentives for compromise in Congress One thing is clear in American politics today: divisive rhetoric dominates the news. This doesn’t come as a surprise. Partisan attacks and bullying drive more clicks and views from the public, whic�...

The coverage imbalance between hyper-partisan and bipartisan politicians has greater impacts than most might realize.

APV co-founders Liam deClive-Lowe and Paolo Mastrangelo give an overview in The Hill of how this disparity has tipped the democratic incentives on their head.

Opinion | Improving railroad safety without adding harms Shipping by train might be safer than by truck.

"The Railway Safety Act exemplifies a real-world example of legislators within both parties seeking to overcome forces of polarization," writes APV Co-founder Liam deClive-Lowe.

Read his LTE in @washingtonpost.com (listed second in the piece):

Stalemate Between Republicans and Democrats Can Be Broken Many Americans may be surprised to discover that fellow citizens of the opposing party are more similar than they realize

A recent poll showed that Democrats and Republicans are actually more aligned when it comes to fundamental values than they perceive.

The American people’s tolerance for compromise is much higher than lawmakers might imagine -- they ought to take more confident steps towards shared goals.