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September 3, 2010

40% Say They’re Paying More For Gas Compared to Six Months Ago

The number of Americans who report they’re paying more for gas has fallen dramatically in the last five months, and the number that expects prices to increase in the future is also down.

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August 31, 2010

Rasmussen Employment Index Shows Little Change in August

The Rasmussen Employment Index inched up just over half a point this month from its six-month low in July.

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August 24, 2010

38% Say Stimulus Plan Helped Economy, 36% Say It Hurt

As the U.S. economy continues to stumble along, voters are now almost evenly divided over whether last year’s $787-billion economic stimulus plan has helped or hurt.

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August 17, 2010

56% Say Government Should Keep Out of Housing Market

While Washington policy makers continue to fret about the troubled housing market, most Americans remain opposed to government intervention in that sector of the economy.

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August 16, 2010

Only 18% Expect Their Home’s Value To Increase Over the Next Year

Short-term confidence in the U.S. housing market has fallen back to the level it was at at the beginning of the year, and long-term confidence is at its lowest point in over 18 months.

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August 15, 2010

14% Say Job Market Better Than Year Ago, 46% Say Worse

Eighty-one percent (81%) of American adults know someone who is out of work and looking for a job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that the numbers vary little across demographic, partisan and income groups.

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August 14, 2010

The Working Poor: 16% of All Workers

One-out-of-six working Americans (16%) consider themselves to be among the working poor.

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August 11, 2010

27% Looking For Job Outside Current Company

More than one in four employed adults (27%) now say they are looking for a job outside their current company.

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August 9, 2010

58% Oppose Federal Mortgage Forgiveness Plan for Troubled Homeowners

Rumors have circulated that the Obama administration is considering a partial mortgage forgiveness plan to help those who owe more than their homes are worth. Just 28% of U.S. voters favor such a proposal.

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August 5, 2010

Americans Still Regard Congress As Least Respected Profession

With mid-term elections just months away, Americans continue to view being a member of Congress as the least favorable of nine professions.

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August 4, 2010

55% Express 'Sticker Shock' Over Tax Credits for Electric Cars

Makers of high-priced new electric cars are hoping that federal tax credits of up to $7,500 will ease the sticker shock for consumers, and 48% of Americans like the idea of tax credits for alternative energy cars.

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August 4, 2010

54% Favor Extension of Bush Tax Cuts

Most voters favor extending the so-called Bush tax cuts that are scheduled to end December 31, but they’re more ambivalent about whether the cuts should be continued for wealthier taxpayers.

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August 4, 2010

Discover(R) U.S. Spending MonitorSM Drops 1.9 Points in July

Consumer confidence fell for the third straight month as more consumers rated current economic conditions as poor, and fewer see the economy improving, according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor for July 2010.

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August 3, 2010

Americans Are More Open to Buying an Electric Car - Until They Know the Cost

A sizable number of Americans say they would consider buying an electric car in the next 10 years, but they are less enthusiastic when told the price tag.

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July 28, 2010

42% Say No Jobs Available in America, 42% Disagree

Americans are now evenly divided over whether anyone who wants to work can find a job in the United States.

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July 27, 2010

45% Expect U.S. Economy To Be Weaker in One Year

Americans’ confidence in the short-term economy has slipped this month to its lowest level in well over a year.

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July 26, 2010

Confidence Falls Again in July

Small business confidence fell for the second month in July as a higher percentage of small business owners rated the current economy as poor and see it only getting worse, according to the Discover Small Business Watch.  The index dropped to 83 in July from 86.1 in June. It has been below 83 only once since the beginning of 2010.

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July 20, 2010

47% Confident in U.S. Banking System

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. 

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July 20, 2010

Voters Still Think Bailouts Were A Bad Idea

Looking back, voters remain unhappy with the government bailouts of the financial industry and troubled automakers General Motors and Chrysler.

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July 11, 2010

14% Likely To Miss Or Be Late On A Mortgage Payment In Near Future

One-in-seven homeowners (14%) say they are at least somewhat likely to miss or be late with a mortgage payment in the next six months.