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June 24, 2009

76% Say Government Likely To Waste Stimulus Money

Seventy-six percent (76%) of Americans say it is at least somewhat likely that a large amount of money in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan will be wasted due to inadequate government oversight. Nearly half (46%) say it is very likely, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 24, 2009

More Voters See Their Taxes Increasing Under Obama

Thirty-nine percent (39%) of likely voters now expect their personal taxes to rise under the Obama administration, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 23, 2009

47% Oppose More Government Regulation of U.S. Financial System

Forty-seven percent (47%) of Americans oppose more government regulation of the U.S. financial system, while 33% disagree and say more regulation is a good idea, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 23, 2009

54% Oppose “Cash for Clunkers” Plan To Spur Purchase of Greener Cars

Congress now has sent its “Cash for Clunkers” bill to President Obama to sign into law, but most Americans oppose the plan to encourage people to trade in old cars for new, more fuel-efficient models.

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June 18, 2009

28% Likely To Feel Impact of Closed GM, Chrysler Dealerships

Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Americans say it’s at least somewhat likely that they will be personally impacted by the closing of General Motors and Chrysler dealerships across the country. But just nine percent (9%) say it’s very likely, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 17, 2009

48% Say It’s Too Easy To Sue Doctors, 44% Favor Caps on Jury Awards

Forty-eight percent (48%) of U.S. voters say it is too easy to sue a doctor for medical malpractice in the United States today.

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June 16, 2009

80% Want Government To Sell Stake In GM, Chrysler Right Now

Eighty percent (80%) of U.S. voters want the government to sell its stake in General Motors and Chrysler as soon as possible.

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June 11, 2009

53% Say More Government Spending Hurts the Economy

Most voters (53%) believe increases in government spending hurt the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 11, 2009

51% Say Cut Everybody’s Taxes To Stimulate the Economy

Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans favor an across-the-board tax cut for all Americans to stimulate the U.S. economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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June 11, 2009

Most Reject Government Control of Executive Compensation If Bailout Is Repaid

If a company repays its bailout funds, 61% of Americans say the government should not regulate the company’s executive pay and bonuses. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 31% disagree.

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June 10, 2009

Most Americans Aren’t Counting On A Payback From GM

Just 33% of Americans think it is even somewhat likely that the federal government will ever get back the $50 billion in bailout funds it has advanced to General Motors to keep the company in business. Only 11% say it’s very likely.

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June 10, 2009

45% Say Cancel Rest of Stimulus Spending

Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans say the rest of the new government spending authorized in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan should now be canceled. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 36% disagree and 20% are not sure.

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June 9, 2009

41% Say Quality of GM Cars Will Suffer Under Government Management

Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans expect the quality of General Motors cars to get worse now that the federal government is the majority owner of the bankrupt automaker.

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June 8, 2009

Americans Still Like Wal-Mart, Say It’s Good for the Community

Wal-Mart’s still number one, and Costco has a way to go to catch up.

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June 8, 2009

Just 42% of GM Owners Likely to Buy GM Again

Only 42% of those who currently own a General Motors car are even somewhat likely to buy a GM product for their next car. That figure includes just 30% who are Very Likely to do so.

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June 5, 2009

CEOs Still Bring Up The Rear in Public’s Opinion

With two of the nation’s Big Three automakers in bankruptcy and the economy still a mess, Americans continue to view corporate chief executive officers as the lowest of the low.

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June 4, 2009

26% Applaud GM Bailout But 17% Favor Boycott

Twenty-six percent (26%) of American adults believe it was a good idea for the federal government to take ownership of General Motors as the auto giant was on the verge of collapse. Nearly as many--17%--say that Americans should protest the bailout by boycotting GM and refusing to buy its cars. Most Americans are somewhere in between.

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June 4, 2009

Rasmussen Employment Index Makes Modest Gain in May

The Rasmussen Employment Index, a monthly measure of U.S. worker confidence in the employment market, rose for the third straight month in May.

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June 1, 2009

Americans Have Voted ‘No' on GM Bailout From Day One

General Motors for decades has been the symbol of U.S. industrial might. “What’s good for General Motors is good for the country” is a quotation that has lingered in the popular imagination since it was first said over 50 years ago. And the truth is, at its high point in 1962, GM had 51 percent of the car and truck market to itself.

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June 1, 2009

31% Say Stimulus Package Helped, 27% Say It Hurt Economy

Thirty-one percent (31%) of U.S. voters believe the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year has helped the economy. That's down from 34% who thought it would help in late February and 38% who held that view when it first passed earlier in the month.