50% Say Government Puts Wall Street Ahead of Main Street
Americans feel more strongly than ever that the government is more concerned with making Wall Street firms profitable than making the financial system work for the rest of us.
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January 18, 2011
January 12, 2011
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Memo to the Incoming Congress (Part 2 of 2)
Now that we've tackled the economy, here are a few creative solutions to some of the foreign policy problems you will be facing as the 112th Congress gets under way.
January 12, 2011
57% Expect Higher Interest Rates A Year From Now
The number of adults nationwide who expect a rise in interest rates has reached its highest level in nearly two years.
January 11, 2011
Who Says There's No Inflation? Grocery Shoppers Think Otherwise
Most Americans continue to say they are paying more for groceries now compared to a year ago, and the number who expect to spend more a year from now is at its highest level in nearly two years.
January 11, 2011
Many Favor Cutting Pay, Benefits of State Employees
Americans are evenly divided on the idea of a sizable pay cut for all public employees to help reduce the large budget deficits that many states are facing.
January 10, 2011
Americans Still Lack Confidence in U.S. Banking Industry
Most Americans continue to lack confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking system, but they also remain unworried that they will lose their money due to a bank failure.
January 10, 2011
Support for Public Employee Unions Declines
With states across the country finding that benefits for public workers are becoming nearly impossible to fund in the current economic climate, support for public employee unions has fallen.
January 6, 2011
Americans Slightly More Confident In A Home As A Family Investment
Confidence in a house as a family's best investment appears to be inching back up, but Americans continue to say now is not a good time to sell a home in the area they live in.
January 5, 2011
One-Third of Homeowners Still Say They Owe More Than Their House is Worth
One-in-three homeowners now say they owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth, but slightly fewer expect to miss a house payment in the next six months.
January 5, 2011
Rasmussen Employment Index Slides in December
After four months of gains, the Rasmussen Employment Index for December dropped eight points from the recent high reached in November.
January 5, 2011
Voters See Tax Hikes, More Spending and A Higher Deficit Over Next Two Years
The Tea Party may be lighting a fire under congressional Republicans to cut the size of government, but voters still expect government spending, taxes and the deficit to go up over the next two years.
January 4, 2011
Homeowners Still Hold Little Optimism For Short-Term Housing Market
As the new year begins, most American homeowners continue to show little optimism that the housing market will turn around in the next year but are more hopeful than they have been in several months that things will get better in the long term.
January 4, 2011
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Memo to the Incoming Congress (Part 1 of 2)
As you take your seats in the new Congress, ladies and gentlemen, you will be under pressure to act very quickly to solve a large and growing number of problems.
December 31, 2010
For All Americans, Oil Leak Was Tops In Interest
American Adults shared one of the chief concerns of Likely Voters in 2010, the Gulf oil leak’s impact on the economy.
December 30, 2010
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: One More Thing America Needs from Its Media
The feedback from last week's column on the need for more "slapstick comedy" from our entertainment media was really amazing. Thanks to all readers who wrote in to support my view that we need more Lucille Balls and fewer Jon Stewarts making us laugh.
December 27, 2010
Fewer Voters Expect Tax Hikes Under Obama Following Deal
The number of voters who expect their own personal taxes to increase under the Obama administration has fallen to its lowest level since April 2009.
December 24, 2010
Americans Agree A Credit Card Can Be A Dangerous Thing
Americans overwhelmingly agree that credit cards entice people into spending money they don't have, but most adults tend to think others need to cut back on their credit card usage more than they do personally.
December 23, 2010
Credit Card Theft Up, but Americans Are Still More Confident About Charging Online
More Americans are confident about using their credit cards for purchases on the Internet, despite an increase in the number of adults who say they've been the victims of credit card theft online.
December 22, 2010
Fewer Americans Expect To Miss A Credit Card Payment In Next Six Months
Even during the busy holiday shopping season, fewer Americans with credit cards think they'll miss their bill payments in the next six months compared to past surveys.
December 21, 2010
Voters Still Give Lukewarm Marks to Stimulus Plan
Voters continue to send mixed signals about the $787-billion economic stimulus plan approved last year by Congress, even as spending for some portions of the plan begin to run out.
