43% Say Filing Income Taxes Is Worse Than Going to the Dentist
What's your pain threshold? For a plurality of Americans, it apparently hurts more to do their taxes than go to the dentist.
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March 19, 2011
March 19, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 18, 2011
Much of America’s focus this past week has been on events across the Pacific and what they mean here at home.
March 18, 2011
Belief That America's Best Days Lie Ahead Falls to 17-Month Low
The number of voters who think America's best days still lie ahead is now at its lowest level in 17 months.
March 18, 2011
What's So Scary About NPR? By Joe Conason
While there is much stupid behavior to be found among politicians on both sides of the aisle during the embarrassing budget debate, few incidents have been more revealing than the latest Republican attempt to defund National Public Radio.
March 18, 2011
48% At Least Somewhat Confident Japan is Fully Disclosing Nuclear Danger, 44% Are Not
Voters are closely divided over whether Japan is giving the world the straight story about its nuclear plant problems, but there’s little change in the level of concern about leaked radiation reaching this country.
March 18, 2011
60% Say Japanese Earthquake Will Hurt U.S. Economy
Voters believe the recent earthquake in Japan will damage the U.S. economy and just over one-in-four plan to donate money to help the stricken island nation.
March 18, 2011
Politicians and Their Self-Serving Charities By Froma Harrop
Not long ago, Republicans mounted their high horse over Charlie Rangel's ethical lapses. They had a right to. Among other questionable conduct, Rangel had solicited charitable donations from executives with business before the House Ways and Means Committee, which the New York Democrat chaired.
March 18, 2011
20% Would Pay Higher Taxes to Reduce Deficit
Despite concern about the country’s historic-level budget deficit, Americans are not willing to pay more in taxes to reduce it.
March 18, 2011
The Phantom Campaign By Larry J. Sabato
Much has changed since our launch of the 2012 Crystal Ball Presidential Ratings—and yet little has changed in this slow-starting campaign. We outlined all our cautions about early assessments in the January Crystal Ball, so we’ll just skip right to the red meat evaluation.
March 17, 2011
Winning An Oscar Doesn't Necessarily Win You Friends
Winning an Academy Award is no guarantee that people will like you or even know who you are, for that matter.
March 17, 2011
47% Will Wear Green On St. Patrick's Day, 21% Plan To Drink
Very few Americans consider St. Patrick's Day an important holiday, but nearly half of adults plan to go green today anyway.
March 17, 2011
Just 44% Now Expect Their Home To Be Worth More in Five Years
Homeowners are more pessimistic about the short-term housing market, but now fewer than half the nation's homeowners expect the value of their homes to go up in the next five years.
March 17, 2011
Golf, Cocaine and Budget Talk By Debra J. Saunders
Grover Norquist, the affable head of the Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform, doesn't want Republicans to negotiate with Democrats to solve Washington's deficit problems or to cut a deal to solve California's budget shortfall.
March 17, 2011
The Framers Never Imagined a New Hampshire Primary By Michael Barone
The weakest part of our political system is the presidential nomination process. And it's not coincidental that it's the part of the federal system that finds least guidance in the Constitution.
March 17, 2011
40% Still Support New Nuclear Plants In U.S., 38% Oppose
Voters are now evenly divided when asked if more nuclear power plants should be built in this country.
March 16, 2011
22% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction, Lowest of Obama's Presidency
Just 22% of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level of confidence found since before President Obama’s inauguration in January 2009.
March 16, 2011
Ohio State, Duke Favorites to Win NCAA Tournament
March Madness is underway and two teams are in a virtual tie as the pick to win the NCAA tournament among college basketball fans.
March 16, 2011
64% Say Middle Class Americans Pay the Largest Share of Their Income in Taxes
Most Americans continue to believe the middle class pays more in taxes than those who are wealthy, and they favor an income tax system where everyone pays the same percentage of their income.
March 16, 2011
43% Are At Least Somewhat Concerned Japanese Radiation May Reach United States
A sizable number of voters now worry that radiation released by the ongoing Japanese nuclear disaster may come to our shores.
March 16, 2011
Deficits, Promises and Destiny By Tony Blankley
In about a month, the Republican majority on the House Budget Committee will present its concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2012, which by law will include their proposed 2012 annual budget and their projection of the budgets (spending, revenues and the resulting deficit, surplus or balance) for the following nine years.
