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May 21, 2010

42% Say They Will Be Earning More Money A Year From Today

 

More working Americans now expect to be earning more money a year from today, while,at the same time, they believe the best opportunity for career advancement is to stay put. 

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May 19, 2010

49% Say Bush Chiefly To Blame for Big Deficit, 43% Blame Obama

Americans overwhelmingly view the federal budget deficit as a major problem, and they blame President Bush and President Obama – and their respective parties - almost equally for the size of it. Most also believe the Bush Administration increased federal spending too much.

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May 18, 2010

70% Say Women in America Better Off Today Than 25 Years Ago

Most adults believe women in America are better off today than they were 25 years ago, but they still don’t think women receive equal pay for equal work.

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May 10, 2010

79% Worry Europe’s Economic Crisis Will Cause Problems for U.S.

While Europe struggles to keep Greece’s battered economy from dragging down other nations on the continent, 79% of Americans are at least somewhat concerned that Europe’s financial crisis will cause economic problems in the United States. That includes 38% who are Very Concerned.

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May 8, 2010

42% Say United-Continental Merger Will Increase Airline Prices

United Airlines and Continental Airlines have announced a $3 billion merger that will form the world’s largest airline with the ability to carry nearly 150 million passengers a year. But 42% of Americans nationwide believe the merger will result in higher airline prices.

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May 6, 2010

28% Say They Could Do A Better Job Than Their Boss

Believe it or not, most employed Americans think their boss knows best. Unless he or she works for the government.

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May 5, 2010

37% Say Economy Will Be Stronger A Year From Now, 37% Say Weaker

Adults still have mixed feelings about the state of the economy a year from today, but confidence in the economy's long-range prospects is at its lowest level in over a year.

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May 5, 2010

Americans Still Think Government Workers Earn More, Have More Job Security

Americans remain convinced that government workers earn more and have more job security than those who work in the private sector.

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May 4, 2010

Americans More Optimistic About Stock Market's Recovery

The majority of American adults expect the stock market to recover within the next three years, and short-term optimism is at a new high.

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May 4, 2010

53% Favor Public Employee Unions

New Jersey and California are just two of the states that are wrestling with high numbers of well-compensated unionized public employees as they try to reduce growing budget deficits.

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May 2, 2010

69% Oppose Higher Taxes To Lower Deficit

Only 18% of Americans are willing to pay higher taxes to lower the federal budget deficit, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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April 30, 2010

66% See Tax Cuts As Better Way To Create Jobs Than More Government Spending

Most U.S. voters favor a new government program designed to create jobs but still think ultimately tax cuts and decisions by private business leaders will do more good in terms of job creation.

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April 29, 2010

59% Say Buying A Home Best Investment A Family Can Make

Although most Americans still feel a home is a family's best investment, a majority continue to say it's not a good time to sell one.

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April 29, 2010

Americans Say Congress More Likely To Raise Taxes Than Cut Spending If Deficit Commission Recommends It

President Obama this week formally kicked off meetings of his bipartisan deficit reduction commission, but most Americans view the commission as cover for Congress to raise taxes.

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April 27, 2010

31% Expect Their Home Values To Rise Over Next Year

Homeowners are expressing a bit more optimism about the short-term prospects for the U.S. housing market this month but continue to place more confidence in the market five years from now.

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April 23, 2010

46% Expect Tax Hike During Obama Administration

Forty-six percent (46%) of voters expect their own taxes to go up during the Obama administration. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 12% expect their taxes to go down.

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April 23, 2010

60% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism

Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. adults nationwide say that capitalism is better than socialism. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 18% disagree, while 21% are not sure.

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April 22, 2010

Just 32% Confident Policymakers Know What They’re Doing About the Economy

President Obama and congressional Democrats are pushing plans for greater regulation of the U.S. financial industry, but Americans are less confident than ever that the nation’s policymakers know what they’re doing when it comes to dealing with Wall Street.

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April 21, 2010

73% Say It’s Likely Goldman Sachs Committed Fraud

The federal Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Wall Street mega-firm Goldman Sachs for fraud, and most Americans are pretty convinced they’re guilty. But Americans are evenly divided about whether the timing of the suit was based upon concerns about fraud or a desire to help the Obama administration politically.

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April 20, 2010

54% Lack Confidence in U.S. Banking System

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.