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.
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February 17, 2009
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.
February 4, 2009
Support for Stimulus Package Falls to 37%
Support for the economic recovery plan working its way through Congress has fallen again this week. For the first time, a plurality of voters nationwide oppose the $800-billion-plus plan.
February 4, 2009
Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) Rises 1.2 Points; First Upturn in Five Months
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor rose 1.2 points in January, mainly due to a slight increase in economic confidence from consumers. The rise in optimism was largely offset by continued restraint on spending intentions, as consumers, buffeted by dismal housing, labor and financial news continue to keep a tight hold on their purse strings.
February 3, 2009
Big Three Automakers Much Less Popular, Seen As Less Essential To Economy
Americans have a much dimmer view of each of the Big Three automakers than they did two years ago, but 41% still believe the U.S. automobile industry is very important to the financial stability of the overall economy. That, however, is down from 49% in 2007.
February 3, 2009
Employment Index Falls to Record Low for Fourth Straight Month
The Rasmussen Employment Index, a monthly measure of U.S. worker confidence in the employment market, fell six more points in January to 61.1. That’s the fourth straight month that the Index has fallen to a record low. Since September, workplace confidence has fallen 27 points.
February 2, 2009
88% Say No To Bonuses for Bailed-out Execs
Eighty-eight percent (88%) of American adults say the executives of companies that need federal money to stay in business should not receive bonuses. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only eight percent (8%) believe the bonuses are okay while five percent (5%) are not sure.
January 29, 2009
Public Support for Economic Recovery Plan Slips to 42%
Public support for the economic recovery plan crafted by President Obama and congressional Democrats has slipped a bit over the past week. At the same time, expectations that the plan will quickly become law have increased.
