50% Recognize Official Debt Ceiling Figures Understate the Problem
Voters aren’t sure about the short-term implications of the debt ceiling debate, but they recognize that the official figures understate the magnitude of the problem.
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April 25, 2011
April 20, 2011
Only 51% See Buying A Home As Family’s Best Investment
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of American Adults shows that 51% now believe buying a home is a family’s best investment. That’s down from 55% in March and from 73% in February 2009.
April 19, 2011
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Five Ways You Know You're Dealing With a Problem Client By Cliff Ennico
"I've been running a small service business for a while now, and it seems like I have problems with every client these days. Most don't pay on time -- I have to remind them every month to pay their invoices, and a couple have stopped returning my phone calls altogether.
April 19, 2011
Just 50% Believe Their Home is Worth More Than Mortgage
Just one-out-of-two Americans now say their home is worth more than what they still owe on their mortgage.
April 18, 2011
17% Haven’t Filed Their Income Taxes Yet
Today is Tax Day, and although the deadline was pushed back three days, 17% of Americans still have not filed their income taxes.
April 17, 2011
Only 39% Now Expect Improved Home Values in Five Years
Both short and long-term confidence in the U.S. housing market continue to fall, with homeowners now expressing the highest level of pessimism in two years.
April 14, 2011
Just 9% Say A Balanced Budget Is Very Likely In Their Lifetimes
President Obama’s new deficit-reduction plan doesn’t even try to project a time when the federal budget will be balanced. Congressman Paul Ryan’s Republican alternative puts a balanced budget at least 25 years away. No wonder most voters don’t foresee a day in their own lifetimes when the budget will be balanced again.
April 13, 2011
45% Fear Government Will Do Too Much To Help Economy
Even as President Obama prepares to explain his long-term plans for cutting the federal budget deficit to the nation, a sizable number of voters still worry the government will try to do too much in response to the country’s continuing bad economy.
April 13, 2011
65% Say Significant Long-Term Spending Cuts Unlikely Before 2012 Elections
President Obama is expected to lay out his long-term deficit-cutting plan in a speech to the nation tonight, but most voters feel the president and Republicans in Congress are unlikely to agree on major spending cuts before next year’s elections. They also aren't confident either side will come up with a serious plan to begin with.
April 12, 2011
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Converting a Corporation into a Limited Liability Company By Cliff Ennico
"My two brothers and I have run a successful service business for more than 20 years, which we run as a 'C' corporation.
April 12, 2011
26% Like Ryan’s Budget-Cutting Plan, 27% Don’t, 47% Not Sure
Washington, D.C. is abuzz with Republican Congressman Paul Ryan’s plan to cut $4 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, but voters throughout the country aren’t paying that much attention.
April 11, 2011
54% Expect Interest Rates to Rise Over Next Year
Most Americans still expect interest rates to be higher a year from now. But they're less likely to say they are paying higher interest rates than they were a year ago, and fewer owe more money than they did back then.
April 11, 2011
48% See Need to Change Defense, Social Security, Medicare To Make Serious, Long-Term Spending Cuts
Just under half of voters understand that making major cuts in government spending over the long haul will require substantial changes in three of the most politically sensitive areas of the federal budget.
April 10, 2011
47% Have Some Confidence in Stability of U.S. Banking System
Confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking system is up a bit this month but still remains at discouraging levels.
April 10, 2011
61% Say Enforcing Immigration Laws Would Cut Poverty
Americans feel more strongly than ever that the lack of immigration law enforcement directly effects poverty in the country.
April 8, 2011
55% Say Those Who Receive Food Stamps Should Be Required to Work
Some Republican members of the House are crafting legislation that would include a work requirement for those who receive food stamps. Most Americans are on board with that plan.
April 8, 2011
Inflation Fears Up, 87% Paying More for Groceries
Concern about inflation is increasing, as Americans say overwhelmingly that they are now paying more for groceries and expect to pay even more for them in the future.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% of Adults are Very Concerned about the threat of inflation. That’s up from 52% a month ago and 48% at the first of the year.
April 7, 2011
74% Say They Should Pay No More Than 20% of Their Income in Taxes
While a majority of U.S. Voters says the average American shells out 30% or more of their income in taxes, most believe they should pay no more than 20%.
April 7, 2011
Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) Consumer Confidence Falls 2.6 Points in March
Consumers' confidence sharply rebounded in January, fueled by a surge in the number of middle-income consumers who see improvement in the U.S. economy and in their personal finances are improving, according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor.
April 6, 2011
64% Say Americans Are Overtaxed, Political Class Disagrees
Roughly two-out-of-three voters think Americans are overtaxed, and nearly as many say any federal tax increase should be subject to a vote by the American people. Complicating things for would-be budget cutters, however, is the belief by even more that any changes in Social Security and Medicare also should be voted on by the public.
