61% of Workers Say Choice To Change Jobs Is Theirs
Sixty-one percent (61%) of American workers say that if they leave their current job, it will be their choice, a significant drop in confidence from four years ago.
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January 29, 2009
January 28, 2009
37% Say Government Job Is A Good Idea Right Now
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Americans say it is better to work for the government than in the private sector in the current economic climate.
January 28, 2009
Most Say Tax Cuts Always Better Than Increased Spending
Paul Krugman, last year's winner of the Nobel Prize for economics and a regular columnist for the New York Times, recently wrote that you should “write off anyone who asserts that it’s always better to cut taxes than to increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their money.”
January 27, 2009
57% Say Tax Cuts Will Help Economy
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters nationwide say that tax cuts generally help the economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only 17% disagree and believe that tax cuts will hurt the economy.
January 21, 2009
41% Say Apple Is Okay Without Steve Jobs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has had the business world in a tizzy for months wondering about his mysterious illness, but 41% of Americans say the innovative technology company he co-founded will do fine without him.
January 16, 2009
TARP Vote Reflects Voter Shifts As Well
The U.S. Senate on Thursday, at the urging of President Bush and President-elect Obama, released the second half of the $700 billion financial sector rescue plan, approved last October and known officially as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
January 16, 2009
74% Say Madoff Should End His Days In Jail
Will he or won’t he – go to jail for life, that is?
January 14, 2009
Most Americans Say Leaders Clueless On The Economy
Just 37% of Americans are even somewhat confident that their political leaders know what they’re doing as they try to address the nation’s economic problems.
January 13, 2009
Americans Strongly Oppose Economic Plan Without Tax Cuts
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of American adults are opposed to a government economic recovery plan that does not cut taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 9, 2009
Despite Tax Cut Proposal, Only 21% Expect Lower Taxes Under Obama
Despite the fact that President-elect Barack Obama promised billions of dollars in tax breaks as part of his economic plan, just 21% believe their taxes will go down during his presidency.
January 8, 2009
62% Say Economy Will Be Back and Better – In Five Years
Americans are solidly optimistic about the economy’s recovery, but most expect it to take up to five years to come back.
January 7, 2009
54% Think Major Government Plan Is A Must for the Economy
A majority of voters (54%) believe a major government economic recovery plan is necessary to restore the U.S. economy to good health.
January 7, 2009
Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) Tumbles 3.1 Points to New Low
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, declining more than three points to a new low of 76.6 (based out of 100). Both components of the monthly spending index - consumer confidence in the U.S. economy and consumer spending intent - reached new lows during the month, as concerns about the economy may be weighing on post-holiday spending plans.
January 6, 2009
Most Say Jobs Are Still In Reach But Riches Aren’t
A majority of Americans say it’s still possible for anyone who wants to work to find a job and work themselves out of poverty.
January 6, 2009
Rasmussen Employment Index Signals More Weakness in Labor Market
The Rasmussen Employment Index, a monthly measure of U.S. worker confidence in the employment market, fell to a record low for the third month in a row.
January 5, 2009
Consumer Confidence Down 24% in Three Months, 50% in Two Years
Full monthly results for the Rasmussen Consumer Index in December shows that the economic confidence of American consumers has fallen to another all-time low at 59.6.
December 29, 2008
Voters Champion Free Market But Want More Regulation
As the incoming Obama administration and the Democratic congressional leadership scramble for ways to right the U.S. economy, 70% of U.S. voters say a free market is better than one managed by the government.
December 26, 2008
51% Worry Congress Will Make Credit Cards Harder To Get
Just over half of U.S. adults (51%) fear that Congress will make it harder for some people to get approved for new credit cards if it forces credit card companies to reduce the interest they charge.
December 22, 2008
21% Say They Have More Credit Card Debt Than A Year Ago
Twenty-one percent (21%) of American adults say they are carrying more credit card debt than a year ago, and 11% say their credit limit on one or more cards has been reduced in the past 12 months.
December 22, 2008
49% Oppose Loans to Failing Automakers
Nearly half of U.S. voters (49%) oppose President Bush’s decision to extend $17.4 billion in emergency taxpayer-backed loans to the failing U.S. auto industry, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
