Deficit reduction is expected to be a key part of President Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight as it has been since early in his presidency, but few voters expect him to hit his goal of cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term.
Americans are no more inclined to buy a new or used car now than they were a year ago, but among those who are in the auto market Ford comes out just ahead of its American competitors.
Voters still view the economy as issue number one but worry that the government will be more of a problem than a solution as it tries to fix things.
A surprising number of voters unhappy with government bailouts are ready to act themselves rather than rely on Congress.
Nearly nine-out-of-10 Americans say they are paying more for gas than they were last summer and expect to pay even more six months from now. Most say $4-a-gallon gas is likely by July 1.
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The number of homeowners who say their home is worth more now than when they bought it has plummeted in the past two-and-a-half years.
Congressional Republicans are likely to take a closer look at government-backed mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as they continue to consume billions of taxpayer dollars to cover bad loans. While many Americans have benefited from Fannie and Freddie loans, a majority don't hold high opinions of either one.
Most voters still aren’t convinced that government bailouts have been a good idea.
The debate over the federal government's role in the home mortgage market remains a stalemate even as taxpayers continue to provide billions of dollars to keep government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in business. At issue is whether the duo should continue to make low-cost subprime mortgages available to those who can't necessarily afford them.
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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The number of adults nationwide who expect a rise in interest rates has reached its highest level in nearly two years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After four months of gains, the Rasmussen Employment Index for December dropped eight points from the recent high reached in November.
