74% Say They Should Pay No More Than 20% of Their Income in Taxes
While a majority of U.S. Voters says the average American shells out 30% or more of their income in taxes, most believe they should pay no more than 20%.
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April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011
Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) Consumer Confidence Falls 2.6 Points in March
Consumers' confidence sharply rebounded in January, fueled by a surge in the number of middle-income consumers who see improvement in the U.S. economy and in their personal finances are improving, according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor.
April 7, 2011
Support for U.S. Military Action in Libya Down to 39% With 37% Opposed
Support for the U.S. military mission in Libya and the president’s handling of the situation is declining.
April 7, 2011
Expand Voters’ Rights to Recall Politicians By Howard Rich
With American politicians still refusing to substantively address the looming consequences of their fiscal irresponsibility, it only makes sense that voters are feeling frustrated and powerless.
April 7, 2011
Paul Ryan's Growth Budget By Lawrence Kudlow
Of all the discussion about Paul Ryan's big-bang budget plan, the element I like best was caught in this Wall Street Journal op-ed title: "The GOP Path to Prosperity." In other words, it's a growth budget. It has plenty of spending cuts, but it also has significant pro-growth tax reform.
April 7, 2011
Americans Are Strongly Confident of U.S. Air Safety
Despite several high-profile airline emergencies in the past week, Americans express strong confidence in the safety of air travel in the United States.
April 7, 2011
Ryan Steals March on Obama as Fiscal Crisis Looms By Michael Barone
"My worst experience was the financial crisis of September 2008," responded House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan yesterday to a reporter's question about Democrats' attacks on the budget he unveiled earlier in the day.
April 6, 2011
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, April 3.
April 6, 2011
47% View Katie Couric Favorably
Following media reports that she plans to leave her post as anchor of the CBS Evening News in June, Katie Couric will exit with virtually the same favorable ratings she had when she started the job in 2006.
April 6, 2011
Americans See Cut in Foreign Oil Dependence As Unlikely
Most Americans agree with President Obama’s recent statement about the need to limit U.S. dependence on foreign oil, but the majority also think it’s unlikely America will reduce that dependence as much as the president would like.
April 6, 2011
64% Say Americans Are Overtaxed, Political Class Disagrees
Roughly two-out-of-three voters think Americans are overtaxed, and nearly as many say any federal tax increase should be subject to a vote by the American people. Complicating things for would-be budget cutters, however, is the belief by even more that any changes in Social Security and Medicare also should be voted on by the public.
April 6, 2011
"Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth" By Tony Blankley
While the president's top advisers are currently most worried about the public judgment in November 2012 on his Libyan war actions, they might be better advised to worry about his actions in Iraq.
April 6, 2011
45% Say Government Programs Increase Poverty in America
At a time when most Americans believe there is more poverty in the United States, many question the effectiveness of government anti-poverty programs and believe they cause more of the problem they're supposed to lessen.
April 6, 2011
What's Wrong with President Obama? By Susan Estrich
As he announces his bid for re-election, President Barack Obama is facing some tough poll numbers. According to the Rasmussen Reports daily tracking poll, the president's approval index, as of April 4, was a not so stellar -14, which means that 14 percent more of us strongly disapprove of him than strongly approve.
April 5, 2011
50% Acknowledge Conflict Between Economic Growth and Environmental Protection, Highest Level Yet
The Obama administration has dismissed rumors that BP was given the go ahead to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the number of voters who believe protecting the environment gets in the way of a growing economy has reached its highest level in just over two years.
April 5, 2011
Americans Say More People Live in Poverty Today than 10 Years Ago
Despite the billions of dollars spent on government anti-poverty programs, a majority of Americans nationwide still believe there are more poor people in the country today than there were 10 years ago.
April 5, 2011
50% Favor Drilling in ANWR to Reduce Foreign Oil Dependence
One-in-two Americans are ready to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to lessen the country’s dependence on foreign oil, but they’re not nearly so willing to drive 55.
April 5, 2011
48% Say Their Views Closer to Tea Party Than Congress
In the ongoing budget-cutting debate in Washington, some congressional Democrats have accused their Republican opponents of being held captive by the Tea Party movement, but voters like the Tea Party more than Congress.
April 5, 2011
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Getting Your Taxes Right ... Next Year By Chris Ennico
April 18 is only two weeks away. So you would think I would do a column at some point about last-minute things you can do to save money on your taxes.
April 5, 2011
God Versus Man on the Beach By Froma Harrop
SINGER ISLAND, Fla. -- The Florida sun flashes off the row of oiled bodies, their owners largely unmindful of the politics being played on this strip of sand. The ocean waves are eating the beach. Residents of the luxury condo towers behind us fear losing the currently ideal sand-surf balance. They pressed Palm Beach County to stop the erosion by building a 1.2-mile series of breakwaters parallel to the shore. The county commissioners have just said "no."
