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                            April 21, 201249% Say Tax Cuts Help The Economy
Voters’ perceptions that tax cuts are beneficial to the economy have fallen under 50% for the first time in almost four years. But support for government spending remains low.  
Forty-nine percent (49%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say, generally speaking, tax cuts help the economy.  A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 22% say tax cuts hurt the economy, while 18% say they have no impact. Another 10% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on April 18-19, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
April 20, 2012Radio Update: Are the Days of the U.S. Penny Numbered?
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com.
April 19, 2012Radio Update: Only 49% Say Their Home Is Worth More Now Than When They Bought It
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com.

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                            April 19, 201218% Say Now’s a Good Time To Sell A Home
While most still disagree, the number of Americans who believe now is a good time to sell a home has risen to its highest level in two years.
Nearly one-in-five (18%) American Adults say now is a good time for someone in their area to sell their house, up six points from a month ago.  But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most adults (63%) still don’t share that sentiment. Nineteen percent (19%) more are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on April 15-16, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
April 19, 2012Radio Update: 21% Expect Home’s Value To Go Up Over Next Year
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com.

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                            April 18, 2012Only 49% Say Their Home Is Worth More Now Than When They Bought It
For the first time, fewer than half of U.S. homeowners believe their home is worth more than when they bought it. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 30% think their home is worth less than when they purchased it. That’s up six points from February and the highest finding in several years of surveying. Just 49% now say their home is worth more than when they bought it.  Twenty percent (20%) say its value is about the same. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 700 Adult Homeowners was conducted on April 15-16, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
April 18, 2012Radio Update: 46% Worry Government Will Do Too Much Trying To Help Economy
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com.
April 18, 2012Radio Update: Most Believe Americans Are Overtaxed
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network.
April 17, 2012Radio Update: Most Believe Wealthy Americans Are Paying Less Than Their Fair Share in Taxes
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                            April 17, 201246% Worry Government Will Do Too Much Trying To Help Economy
Voters have mixed views on the government’s role in solving the current economic problems, but they are certain cutting government spending is a good place to start.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 46% of Likely Voters are now more concerned that the government will do too much in reacting to the nation's economic problems rather than not enough.  Forty-two percent (42%) are more worried the government will not do enough.  Twelve percent (12%) are not sure.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters nationwide was conducted on April 12-13, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            April 17, 201255% Say Wealthy Americans Pay Less Than Fair Share in Taxes
The so-called “Buffet rule”, which would require millionaires to pay a 30% minimum tax rate, was defeated in the Senate yesterday, but President Obama continues to push the plan on the campaign trail. Most Americans think the wealthy pay less than their fair share in taxes, while nearly half feels the middle class pays more than its share.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 55% of Adults nationwide believe most wealthy people in this country pay less than their fair share in taxes. One in four (25%) believe wealthy Americans generally do pay their fair share, while 13% think they pay more than their fair share. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on April 13-14, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
April 17, 2012Radio Update: If You Haven’t Filed Your Taxes Yet, You’re Not Alone - April 17, 2012
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com.

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                            April 17, 201221% Expect Home’s Value To Go Up Over Next Year
Homeowners remain more optimistic about both the short- and long-term housing markets than they were for nearly all of last year. That confidence appeared to stall slightly in March but now has bounced back.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of homeowners finds that 21% now expect the value of their home to go up over the next year. Twenty-five percent (25%) expect their home’s value to go down, and 52% think it will stay the same. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The national survey of 700 Adult Homeowners was conducted on April 15-16, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            April 17, 201243% Fear IRS More Than TSA
What’s in a name? Plenty if it’s the Internal Revenue Service, especially at this time of year.
Rasmussen Reports asked Americans which government agency they fear most, the tax-collecting IRS or the occasionally ham-handed Transportation Security Administration which handles airport security. A plurality (43%) said the IRS. Just 20%, in fact, feared the TSA more. Thirty-six percent (36%) were undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on April 13-14, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
April 17, 2012Radio Update: Are Americans Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago?
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network.

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                            April 16, 201219% Haven’t Filed Their Income Taxes
On the eve of Tax Day, 19% of Americans nationwide still have not filed their income taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Adults have filed, up 18 points from 60% at the end of March. Americans this year are on about the same pace as they were last Tax Day, when 17% hadn’t filed. Two years ago at this time, 22% had yet to file their income taxes. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on April 13-14, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
April 16, 2012Radio Update: There's A Financial Gender Gap, Too
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                            April 15, 201247% Think Interest Rates Will Be Higher A Year From Now
The Federal Reserve Board plans to keep interest rates at record lows at least through late 2014, but many Americans believe the rates will go up over the next year. 
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% of American Adults think they will be paying higher interest rates a year from now.  Nine percent (9%) feel they will be paying lower interest rates in a year’s time, while 32% predict they’ll be paying about the same amount. Thirteen percent (13%) are not sure.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 American Adults nationwide was conducted on April 7-8, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            April 13, 201231% Favor Getting Rid of the Penny
Canada has decided to stop minting its one-cent value coin later this year, following the lead of countries like Great Britain, Brazil, Switzerland and Australia. Are the days of the U.S. copper penny numbered as well?
Nearly a third (31%) of American Adults favor a proposal for the United States to stop making pennies.  But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 51% oppose such a proposal, while 19% more are not sure about it.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on April 9-10, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            April 12, 2012Confidence in Fed to Control Inflation Falls Back Below 40%
After a brief bounce in confidence in March, a majority of Americans now lack faith in the Federal Reserve Board to keep inflation under control and interest rates down.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 39% of Adults now share this confidence, including 10% who are Very Confident in the Fed on these matters. Fifty-seven percent (57%) are not confident the Fed can keep inflation and interest rates under control, including 21% who are Not Confident At All. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 American Adults nationwide was conducted on April 7-8, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.