President Obama proposed today a freeze on the salaries of federal employees for the next two years as an effort to help rein in the growing federal budget deficit. Recent Rasmussen surveys suggest that voters think that's a good idea.
Most voters continue to give this Congress poor marks in its closing days, and they still don't believe the national legislature has passed anything to significantly improve life in America.
Most voters who fly appear comfortable with the federal Transportation Safety Administration’s new airport security measures.
We won't be able to say we weren't warned. Continued huge federal budget deficits will eventually mean huge increases in government borrowing costs, Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of Barack Obama's deficit reduction commission, predicted this month. "The markets will come. They will be swift, and they will be severe, and this country will never be the same."
Nearly half of Likely U.S. Voters (47%) continue to believe that repeal of the health care law passed earlier this year is at least somewhat likely.
As Americans crowd stores nationwide, most still prefer being greeted by signs that say “Merry Christmas” rather than “Happy Holidays.”
Despite continuing concerns about the economy, most voters still worry that the federal government will do too much in trying to turn things around.
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Likely Voters nationwide recognize that the United States spends more on the military and national security than any other nation in the world. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 19% disagree, and 24% are not sure.
The holiday season is upon us, and Americans are off to races when it comes to shopping. But even as many will be watching their own spending, another opportunity to say something about how the government spends our money is on the horizon.
As the European economy grapples with yet another bailout of a bankrupt sovereign state, a storyline is emerging that seeks to frame this latest instance of government interventionism along deliberately disingenuous lines.
Voters are overwhelmingly clear: they want to believe that elections make a difference. But they remain deeply skeptical about the new Congress.
As Americans descend on stores nationwide for the sales day known as Black Friday, one-third of Adults agree that holiday shopping is an unpleasant chore. Still, nearly half disagree and say gift shopping for friends and loved ones is a fun activity.
I am the opposite of a foodie. My favorite green vegetable is the pea -- fresh or frozen. My second favorite is celery. I like iceberg lettuce. At restaurants, I have been known to look longingly at the children's menu.
Most Americans dislike class-warfare talk aimed at rich people. It does not follow that they don't want the wealthiest among us to pay more taxes. Polls show they do. That puts Democrats in the mainstream on such matters. But Democrats still need a sophisticated way to discuss this, one that does not rely on simple-minded formulations pitting a "greedy rich" against an "oppressed poor."
Most Americans continue to view Thanksgiving as one of the nation's most important holidays. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 54% of Adults think of Thanksgiving Day that way. Only four percent (4%) say it's one of the least important holidays, while 40% say it’s somewhere in between.
Just 28% of U.S. voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, November 21. This finding is up slightly from last week and is the same level found the week of the midterm elections.
It’s no secret that the holiday season is a time of joy, sharing - and eating. Nearly half of Americans admit they will most likely overindulge this Thanksgiving, too.
Voters expect tensions between the two Koreas to escalate, and a plurality is supportive of U.S. military assistance to South Korea if it’s attacked. At the same time, a plurality opposes sending more U.S. troops there.
A revolt is apparently growing at the grassroots level -- being fanned by politicians and right-wing talking heads -- against the new procedures being used by the TSA to ensure that people with bombs and weapons don't get on airplanes with you and me and our loved ones. If you ask me, it's ridiculous. The revolt, I mean.
More Americans are choosing to avoid the crowds this holiday season by shopping for gifts online.
