In this week's edition of his 'Public Opinion Snapshot' at the Center for American Progress web pages, TDS Co-Editor Ruy Teixeira, considers the evidence for the "tax revolt" conservative say is "sweeping the country as Americans conclude that their tax dollars are being spent unwisely," and finds it, well, lacking. Says Teixeira:

Consider these results from the latest CBS/New York Times poll. The poll asked the public whether the income taxes they are paying this year are fair or unfair. The public judged their income taxes to be fair by a wide 62-30 margin.

The public was also asked whether “government programs like Social Security and Medicare” are worth the taxpayer costs to keep them going. The public’s response: 76 percent think the benefits of these programs justify their costs to taxpayers, compared to just 19 percent who think otherwise.

Teixeira concludes "...Americans will never love paying taxes. But they do recognize that paying taxes has a great deal to do with fairness and supporting worthwhile programs. That’s a fact, albeit an inconvenient one for conservative mythology."