62% Like Tax Cuts Over More Government Spending
Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans say it’s always better to cut taxes than increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their own money.
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August 28, 2009
August 26, 2009
19% Say House Prices Will Go Up In Next Year, 27% Expect Them To Go Down
New government data suggests the housing market may be slowly beginning to revive, but for most Americans, short-term and long-term views of that market remain basically unchanged.
August 26, 2009
Americans Rate Government, Self-Employment as Top Job Choices
A government job looks less attractive to Americans than it did at the beginning of the year, but it remains the top employment choice in today’s economic environment.
August 25, 2009
79% Know Someone Out of Work and Looking for Employment
Nearly eight-of-10 American adults (79%) know someone who is out of work and looking for a job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that only 14% do not know an unemployed person looking for work.
August 23, 2009
35% Say 'Cash for Clunkers' Helped Economy, 23% Say It Hurt
Thirty-five percent (35%) of American adults say the federal "cash for clunkers" program was good for the U.S. economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 23% say the program hurt the economy, and 27% say it had no impact. Another 15% are not sure.
August 20, 2009
Confidence in Stimulus Plan Is Up to 33%
Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan proposed by President Obama and passed by Congress in February has rebounded a bit this month.
August 20, 2009
82% Say Their Bank Account Information is Secure
Eighty-two percent (82%) of Americans believe their bank account information is at least somewhat secure online, which helps to explain why an increasing number of people are sending personal financial information over the Internet for banking and shopping transactions.
August 17, 2009
6% Expect Tax Cut During Obama Years
Just six percent (6%) of voters nationwide now expect their own taxes to go down during the Obama years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% expect their taxes to go up while 40% expect little change. Another 12% are not sure.
August 14, 2009
20% Would Buy New Car Online
As General Motors experiments with selling new cars on E-Bay, 20% of American adults say they would buy a new car online. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 68% would not.
August 6, 2009
Just 36% Confident Stimulus Money Will Be Used for Roads and Bridges
Members of Congress have expressed concern that economic stimulus funds are not being properly directed to major infrastructure projects, and it seems most Americans also lack confidence that the money will be correctly used.
August 5, 2009
54% Favor Middle Class Tax Cuts Over New Health Care Spending
Fifty-four percent (54%) of U.S. voters say tax cuts for the middle class are more important than new spending for health care reform, even as President Obama’s top economic advisers signal that tax hikes may be necessary.
August 4, 2009
54% Oppose More Money for ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Program
Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans oppose any further funding for the federal “cash for clunkers” program which encourages the owners of older cars to trade them in for newer, more fuel-efficient ones.
August 3, 2009
54% Say Tax Hikes Bad for the Economy
Just 16% of U.S. voters believe that tax increases help the economy. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds most voters (54%) say tax increases hurt the economy, a number that has been fairly consistent for more than a decade. Fourteen percent (14%) say tax increases have no impact, and 16% are not sure.
August 1, 2009
Most Oppose Cash for Clunkers, but Many Willing to Take the Money if Offered
A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted in mid-June showed that 17% of Americans were Very Likely to take advantage of the “Cash for Clunkers” program. Another 18% said they were Somewhat Like to do so.
July 29, 2009
75% Favor Auditing The Fed
So much for the ongoing secrecy of the nation’s independent central banking system. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 75% of Americans favor auditing the Federal Reserve and making the results available to the public.
July 28, 2009
54% Expect Interest Rates To Rise In Next Year
Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans now say interest rates will be higher a year from now, a 20-point jump from April.
July 28, 2009
51% Lack Confidence In U.S. Banking System
Confidence in the U.S. banking system has fallen again despite billions in federal bailout funds and record profits being declared by two of Wall Street’s top financial firms.
July 27, 2009
Ford Favorables Hold Steady, GM, Chrysler Down
Most Americans still have a much higher opinion of the one Big Three automaker who didn’t ask for a government bailout, while views of the two companies that did get bailed out continue to go down.
July 27, 2009
46% More Likely To Buy Ford ‘Cause It Didn’t Get A Bailout
Public opposition to the auto bailouts may translating into consumer buying decisions, with 46% of Americans now saying they are more likely to buy a car from Ford because it did not take government money to stay in business.
July 23, 2009
Just 25% Now Say Stimulus Has Helped The Economy, 31% Say it Hurt
Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan proposed by President Obama and passed by Congress in February continues to fall.
