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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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December 21, 2010

Voters Say Businesses Should Spend To Create Jobs But Don’t Want Government To Force Them

President Obama in a meeting last week with top U.S. business leaders urged them to use some of their ample cash reserves to create new jobs, and most voters think that’s a good idea. But they draw the line at the government making the businesses spend their money that way.

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December 21, 2010

SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Oh, Ben Turpin, Where Art Thou?

As the year draws to a close, it's time to get a little philosophical and take a longer-range view of some things that are happening in the world.

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December 17, 2010

40% Say Food Stamps Too Easy to Get

The federal government recently reported than 14% of the U.S. population or a record 42.9 million people received food stamps in September, with up to 20% getting them in some states.

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December 15, 2010

Support for Tax Cut Deal Down

Most voters still approve of the tax cutting deal between President Obama and senior congressional Republicans, but support has fallen somewhat – in some surprising places.

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December 14, 2010

SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Minority Owners Don't Get Mad, They (Sometimes) Get Even

"I formed a business with two partners a couple of years ago. We set up a corporation, and divided the stock three ways. Me and my brother each had 40 percent of the company, and a good friend of ours had the remaining 20 percent.

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December 10, 2010

Americans Are Still Gloomy About the U.S. Job Market

Americans remain just as pessimistic about the country's job market as they have been all year.

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December 10, 2010

Voters Put Spending Cuts Ahead of Deficit Reduction

First things first. Despite official Washington’s increasing fixation on the federal budget deficit, most voters think cutting federal spending is a bigger priority.

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December 10, 2010

Americans Still Strongly Favor Audit of the Fed

Looks like the Republicans want the fox watching the henhouse. Ron Paul, one of Congress’ sharpest critics of the Federal Reserve, has been chosen to lead the House subcommittee that monitors the Fed’s activities, and he promises to push again for a full audit of the nation’s central bank.

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December 9, 2010

Only 17% Say Today's Children Will Be Better Off Than Their Parents

Americans historically have always worked to make sure their children were better off than they were, but the number who believe today's youth will be better off than their parents has fallen to its lowest level ever.

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December 9, 2010

Americans Still Worry Whether Fed Can Keep Inflation, Interest Rates Down

Though Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has announced plans to commit another $600 billion to the banking system in an effort to jumpstart the economy, most Americans still aren’t confident the Fed can control inflation and keep interest rates down.