When faced with a budget crisis, most Americans think "it's always better to cut taxes than to increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their money."
By the time you read this, the election of 2010 will be over, and we
will have some idea of what Congress will look like for the next two years.
Voters overwhelmingly prefer a free market economy to an economy managed by the government and think government economic control helps big businesses at the expense of small ones.
As a small-business columnist, I get at least several press releases a day from public relations firms around the country that are trying to get their clients a mention in this column. Most represent authors promoting their "new" ideas (sadly, few qualify), consultants trolling for clients or successful entrepreneurs selling their "how I did it" stories (mostly to investors or larger companies that may wish to buy them).
Most Americans feel the federal government has too much money and doesn't spend it well.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced today his committee’s intent to combat persistently low inflation and high unemployment rates, calling the situation “a case for further action.”
Americans continue to show a lack of confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking industry.
"I just recently started a social media website for people who share an interest in certain niche collectibles. I want people to contribute articles and other content to my website, but right now, I've spent all of my money on developing the website and don't have any left over to pay people with.
When it comes to the economy, the message from Americans is clear: Leave it in the hands of the private sector and not the government.
I was let go from my position last December and was asked to turn in the BlackBerry. I asked if I could download my information from the BlackBerry before returning it, and was told no. Immediately after I turned it in, the password was changed, so I couldn't access the data remotely.
Americans appear to be growing even more pessimistic about the job market and about their chances for getting ahead.
Americans continue to show little short-term confidence in the country's economic recovery but remain more confident in the long-term.
Despite a recent report that the United States is no longer technically in a recession, a plurality of Americans still don’t feel good about the country’s economy.
"I'm in discussions with a company that wants me to be a sales representative for them. Basically, I would get commissions 'to infinity' from any new customers I generate for the business within my assigned territory. I showed the brokers' contract to my attorney, and he isn't happy with the language.
With the jobless rate inching back up and the economy remaining in the doldrums, most Americans lack confidence in President Obama’s economic advisors.
President Obama last week chose Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren to launch the newly created Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, an agency that will further regulate the lending practices of banks, mortgage lenders and credit card companies. But most Americans say increased competition, not more government regulation, will do more to protect borrowers.
Just because someone has put up a Website to sell merchandise doesn't mean they are a reliable vendor. Anyone with a few bucks and a basic knowledge of HTML can set up a website. To become a reliable merchant takes years of experience. The fact that this website isn't customer-friendly is one sign that the company doesn't really care about what its customers think about it.
Here are some of the things I look for on e-commerce websites:
Americans are now evenly divided over whether anyone who wants to work can find a job in the United States.
Americans’ confidence in the short-term economy has slipped this month to its lowest level in well over a year.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Americans are at least somewhat confident in the stability of the U.S. banking industry today, the highest number measured since April of last year.
