Just 42% of Americans express confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking system, but most aren’t worried that they’ll lose their own money because of a bank failure. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 54% lack confidence in the U.S. banking system.
Just 27% of Americans now believe the Federal Communications Commission should regulate the Internet like it does television and radio.
The U.S. Postal Service hopes to end Saturday mail delivery to fight its growing budget deficit, and 58% of Americans think that’s a good idea.
Americans place little store in the value of hard work these days.
Views of the country's short- and long-term economic future are gloomier these days than they have been at any time since President Obama took office in January of last year.
Most Americans (58%) say the current state of the U.S. economy has caused more stress in their family, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Americans are looking a little more favorably on further government regulation of the U.S. financial system as Capitol Hill lawmakers put the final touches on legislation aimed at avoiding another Wall Street meltdown.
The Federal Reserve Board’s decision last week to raise the interest rate it charges banks for short-term loans has most Americans now expecting other rate increases this year.
Most Americans continue to have more confidence in the economic decisions of the business community than in those of government.
Richard Nixon once said, “We’re all Keynesians now.” But that was a long time ago, and it’s certainly not the case anymore (if it ever was).
Eighty-three percent (83%) of Americans say the size of the federal budget deficit is due more to the unwillingness of politicians to cut government spending than to the reluctance of taxpayers to pay more in taxes.
Apple Inc. sent the business world buzzing yet again last week with its release of its new tablet computer, the iPad. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that the plurality of adults (43%) think Apple is more innovative than Microsoft in terms of product development.
Americans continue to express little confidence in the U.S. banking system despite billions in bailout funding, but they’re not very worried about their own money in the bank.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of likely voters now believe that decreasing the level of government spending will help the U.S. economy. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 24% of voters think that cutting federal spending will hurt the economy. Eleven percent (11%) say it will have no impact, and another 11% aren’t sure.
Americans are evenly divided over whether Ben Bernanke should stay or go, as the Senate moves closer to a confirmation vote on the embattled chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
Americans are far from optimistic about the economy, but they have mixed emotions about how low it can go.
Hope for a stronger economy has declined in recent months, with pessimism up sharply from a year ago.
Fifty percent (50%) of Americans believe the country will still be in recession at the end of 2010, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Americans say they are using the U.S. Postal Service less this holiday season than in past years, but adults overwhelmingly believe there will still be a need for the Postal Service 10 years from now.
Americans remain opposed to further government regulation of the U.S. financial system, even as President Obama and congressional Democrats move closer to passage of legislation that will give the government more oversight than ever.
