WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A majority of U.S. voters say the country's middle class is shrinking, The Hill Poll indicated Monday.
The poll, conducted by Pulse Opinion Research last Thursday, said two-thirds of likely voters think the middle class is being reduced and 55 percent said income inequality is at least a moderate problem.
The findings, which come in the wake of a recent Congressional Budget Office report asserting the wealthy are seeing their income rise much faster than the middle and lower class, crossed nearly all income levels, and all political, philosophical and racial lines.
Recent Occupy protests have highlighted the issues of income distribution and corporate wealth.
The poll findings suggest the current tax code, which the CBO credited with the increasing income disparity, is not popular with voters, The Hill said.
Nearly seven in 10 voters said the income tax system is either somewhat or very unfair, but only 35 percent said they supported a flat tax.
The margin of error for the survey of 1,000 likely voters was not provided.
