63% Say Housing Market Will Rise Only With Improved Economy
Sixty-three percent (63%) of Americans say the housing market will improve only when the overall U.S. economy gets better, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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February 19, 2009
February 19, 2009
45% Oppose Government Mortgage Help for Troubled Homeowners
Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans oppose the federal government subsidizing mortgage payments for financially troubled homeowners, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 18, 2009
Most Voters Think Days Are Numbered for GM or Chrysler
Forget the national debate over more government loans for General Motors and Chrysler. Most U.S. voters (57%) say one of them is at least somewhat likely to go out of business over the next few years anyway.
February 18, 2009
64% Oppose Any More Loans for GM and Chrysler
General Motors and Chrysler are back this week seeking $22 billion more in federal help, but 64% of U.S. voters are opposed to providing any additional taxpayer-backed loans for the embattled automakers.
February 18, 2009
CEOs Hit Rock Bottom, Less Popular Than Congress
The chief executive officers of the nation’s largest corporations are viewed favorably by just 22% of American adults, lower even than the ratings earned by members of Congress.
February 18, 2009
Financial Security Sentiments Hit New Low
The level of confidence Americans have about their own financial security can't find bottom under the weight of a struggling economy.
February 17, 2009
17% Say They’re Been Turned Down for Credit In Past Six Months
Seventeen percent (17%) of Americans say they have been turned down for credit in the past six months, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 16, 2009
Americans Cautious As Congress Eyes Credit Card Companies
The Federal Reserve and U.S. banking regulators in December imposed new restrictions on the credit card industry, limiting increases in interest fees and late charges.
February 16, 2009
38% Say Stimulus Plan Will Help Economy
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of voters nationwide believe the $787-billion stimulus plan passed by Congress will help the economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 29% believe the plan will hurt and 24% believe it will have little impact.
February 13, 2009
Confidence in U.S. Banking System Plummets
Only 39% of Americans now express confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking industry, with just six percent (6%) Very Confident, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 13, 2009
Voters Predicted Congress Would Approve Stimulus Package Without Reading It
Democratic leaders promised their congressional colleagues they would give them 48 hours to read the 1,000-page long $789-billion economic stimulus plan before they had to vote on it.
February 12, 2009
66% Are Worried Government Will Run Out of Money
Americans are a little more confident now than late last year about how much money the federal government has left in the bank – even as Congress and the Obama Administration plan to spend hundreds of billions more of taxpayer dollars.
February 12, 2009
Most Americans Expect Economic Plans To Waste Money
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Americans say it is very likely that a large amount of taxpayer money in the proposed bank bailout plan and the new economic recovery plan will be wasted, due to inadequate oversight by the government.
February 11, 2009
56% Oppose Any More Government Help For Banks
While the Obama Administration is pledging up to $2.5 trillion in support for the troubled U.S. financial system, 56% of Americans oppose giving bankers any additional government money or any guarantees backed by the government.
February 10, 2009
75% Oppose Nationalization of U.S. Banks
All sorts of big government solutions are being proposed to combat the country’s economic troubles, but Americans are clear on one thing: 75% say the federal government should not take over the U.S. banking system.
February 9, 2009
73% Say Buying a House Is Best Bet for Most Families
Seventy-three percent (73%) of voters now say buying a home is still the best investment most families can make, despite the continued instability of the U.S. housing market.
February 8, 2009
48% Say Increased Government Spending Hurts Economy
Forty-eight percent (48%) of U.S. voters say that, generally speaking, increased government spending is bad for the economy.
February 6, 2009
Voters Divided Over GOP Economic Plan To Put Housing First
Voters are evenly divided over whether Congress should attempt to fix the country’s troubled housing market before it takes any other action to help the economy.
February 4, 2009
78% of Women Say No Equal Pay For Equal Work
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of American women say men and women do not receive equal pay for equal work in the United States. A majority of men (53%) agree, but 37% do not.
February 4, 2009
50% Say Stimulus Plan Likely to Make Things Worse
Fifty percent (50%) of U.S. voters say the final economic recovery plan that emerges from Congress is at least somewhat likely to make things worse rather than better, but 39% say such an outcome is not likely.
