Most Say They Pay Too Much in Taxes
Most Americans continue to question the U.S. tax system and feel they are paying more than their fair share in income taxes.
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March 30, 2016
March 29, 2016
Americans Are Filing Their Taxes At A Record Pace
Americans appear to be on a tear to pay their income taxes this year.
March 23, 2016
Voters Say Americans Are Overtaxed
Most voters believe Americans are overtaxed, but don’t expect any relief anytime soon.
February 25, 2016
Few Fear an IRS Audit
Americans don't trust the IRS, but they're less worried this year about being audited by the feds.
February 24, 2016
More Plan to File Their Taxes on Time
With the April 18 deadline still nearly two months away, Americans are more confident they’ll file their taxes on time.
February 10, 2016
Most Still Know Someone Out of Work
Most Americans still know someone searching for a job, but it’s at an all-time low.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of American Adults know someone who is out of work and looking for a job, but that’s the lowest finding since regular Rasmussen Reports surveying began in 2010.
January 21, 2016
Most See Less Government As Answer to Income Gap
Many continue to complain about the growing difference in income between rich and poor in America and want the government to do something about it. But voters still think that’s a bad idea.
January 6, 2016
Most Americans Bank Online Despite Security Concerns
While online security breaches are a regular occurrence, most Americans continue to trust their banking to the Internet.
December 30, 2015
Government Workers Are Least Likely to Work on Holidays
Most working Americans still get major holidays off, especially if they work for the government.
December 30, 2015
Few Americans See A Brighter Economic Future
More than a third of Americans say they are in worse financial shape than they were last year at this time, and most of them expect to be even worse off 12 months from now.
December 17, 2015
Most Shoppers Are Going Online for Christmas
A sizable majority of Americans are again using the Internet to finish their holiday shopping this year.
December 14, 2015
Holiday Shoppers Still Buying in Record Time
Americans continue to shop at a record pace this holiday season.
November 30, 2015
Pace of Holiday Spending Remains High
Americans are either in a bigger spending mood this holiday season or just more eager to get their shopping done. The number who say they have begun their seasonal shopping has jumped to a record level following the Black Friday sales.
November 9, 2015
Americans Are More Confident In Home Sellers Market
Americans are more convinced that their local housing market is good for sellers, although homeowners’ expectations for their own home values have stayed about the same.
November 2, 2015
Americans Think Politicians Don’t Want to Cut Spending
The United States remains by far the world’s largest debtor nation and is currently running a budget deficit of nearly $129 billion. Congress late last week approved a controversial bipartisan plan that allows the government to borrow even more. Voters want less government, but as far as they’re concerned, their elected representatives refuse to listen.
October 29, 2015
Free Market or Closing the Income Gap?
Voters still think policies that are pro-free market are important for the economy, but are they more important than those that reduce the income gap between rich and poor?
October 19, 2015
Americans Support California’s Equal Pay Law
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law the nation’s toughest pay equity law, and Americans strongly support it.
October 1, 2015
Is Government the Solution to Rising Drug Costs?
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli made headlines last week when he purchased the rights to a drug used to fight AIDS complications and increased the price by 5000% overnight. Shkreli later promised to lower the price under pressure from medical groups and politicians, but the incident highlighted the continuing problem of rising prescription drug costs.
September 24, 2015
VW Still More Popular Than GM, Chrysler
Volkswagen has confessed to equipping millions of diesel cars with software intended to fool emissions tests, especially in the United States, but so far the German auto company is hanging in there popularity-wise.
