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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.

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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.

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July 21, 2009

44% Expect to Stay With Same Employer for More Than Five Years

Six percent (6%) of American workers expect to have a new employer within a year. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 17% expect to work for the same company for more than a year, but less than five. A plurality, 44% of workers, expect to have the same employer for more than five years.

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July 20, 2009

Americans Less Sure If Changing Jobs Will Be Their Decision

After a brief burst of optimism in the spring, job confidence has fallen back to first-of-the-year levels.

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July 17, 2009

80% Say Wall Street, Not Taxpayers, Benefited More From Bailout - As Goldman Sachs Announces Record Profit

Eighty percent (80%) of Americans now say Wall Street benefited more from the bailout of the financial industry than the average U.S. taxpayer.

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July 15, 2009

20% Say Home Value Will Go Up in Year, 29% Expect It to Fall

Homeowners are slightly more pessimistic about the housing market in the short term, but expectations for full recovery in five years are holding relatively steady.

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July 15, 2009

48% View Labor Unions Favorably, 42% Don’t

Forty-eight percent (48%) of Americans have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of labor unions, while 42% view them at least somewhat unfavorably.

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July 14, 2009

45% Say Economy Will Be Stronger in a Year, 36% Say Weaker

Americans are slightly more confident that the economy will be better one year from today, while hopes for its long-term recovery hold steady.

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July 13, 2009

30% Say It’s Okay To Form A Union Without A Secret Vote, 52% Disagree

Thirty percent (30%) of Americans say it is fair to form a union without having a secret ballot vote if a majority of a company’s workers sign a card saying they want to unionize.

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July 10, 2009

71% Say Housing Market Will Improve Only When Economy Does

Seventy-one percent (71%) of Americans say the U.S. housing market will only improve when the overall economy gets better, an eight-point increase from February when President Obama first announced his $275-billion national mortgage assistance plan.

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July 9, 2009

43% Say Mortgage Assistance Program Should Be Ended, 35% Want It Expanded

President Obama is expanding his original federal mortgage assistance program to let more people participate, but 43% of Americans say the program should be ended instead.

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July 8, 2009

Discover® U.S. Spending Monitors (SM) Falls For First Time in Four Months

The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor reached an all-time low in February, falling more than two points to 75.7 (based out of 100). The decline reflects record-low readings for the Monitor's two main components: economic confidence and spending intentions.

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July 5, 2009

Partisan Economics: Democrats, GOP See Different Economy

Over the past year, overall levels of consumer confidence have bounced around a lot but ended up with little change. For the full month June 2008, the Rasmussen Consumer Index was at 71.9. In June, 2009, that number was 72:0.

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July 3, 2009

Plans for General Motors Might Run Afoul of Public Opinion

General Motors laid out a plan in bankruptcy court Thursday that includes an Initial Public Offering of stock next year.

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June 29, 2009

Discover(R) Small Business Watch (SM): Small Business Confidence Rises as Cash Flow Issues Decline

Economic confidence among small business owners rose slightly in June as cash flow concerns abated and the mood on the economy held steady, according to the latest Discover(R) Small Business WatchSM. The monthly index rose to 80.9, up from 78.1 in May.

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June 26, 2009

31% Say Publicly Held Companies Should Disclose When Top Managers Are Ill

Following news reports that Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs received a liver transplant this spring, 31% of American adults say publicly held companies should reveal when top managers are ill.

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June 26, 2009

Only 17% Rate Government A Wiser Spender Than Private Business

Just 17% of Americans say the government is more likely to spend its money wisely and carefully than a private business, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 25, 2009

31% Say Stimulus Plan Has Helped Economy, 30% Say It Hurt

Thirty percent (30%) of voters now say the $787-billion economic stimulus plan passed by Congress is hurting the U.S. economy, up three points from late last month.

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June 25, 2009

74% Trust Their Own Economic Judgment More Than Congress’

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 13% trust the average Congress member’s judgment more, while 12% are not sure who knows best.

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June 24, 2009

46% Say Fed Chairman Has Too Much Power; Views of Bernanke, Geithner Unchanged

Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board already has too much power over the economy, even as the Obama administration proposes expanding the Fed’s regulatory controls.