A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% of voters nationwide favor a national sales tax if the money is used to pay for health care for all Americans, but 51% oppose that idea. These findings are unchanged from December.
Nineteen percent (19%) of homeowners say now is a good time for someone in their area to sell a house, a nine-point increase from a month ago and the highest finding in nearly a year of surveying on the question.
The Obama administration is expected to announce today a plan that will allow those who owe more on their mortgage than their house is worth to avoid foreclosure by refinancing into a government-backed loan.
Support for greater government oversight of the credit card industry has gone down even as a bill that includes more regulation of that industry is advancing in the U.S. Senate.
Gas prices have increased 85 cents over the past year to nearly $3 a gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and an overwhelming majority of Americans believe they will continue to rise. But that doesn't mean most adults are driving any less.
There appears to be a little better news on the credit card front: Just 16% of Americans now say they are at least somewhat likely to miss a credit card payment in the next six months, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Eight percent (8%) say it’s very likely.
Several cities and states, faced with big budget problems, are considering so-called “sin taxes” on things like junk food and soft drinks. But just 33% of Americans think these sin taxes are a good idea.
Americans are split when it comes to how the recession has impacted their retirement savings strategy. A COUNTRY Financial survey reveals that while 48 percent have decreased the amount of money they are putting away for their golden years, an equal number have either increased (12 percent) or maintained their level of savings (35 percent).
Forty-four percent (44%) of Americans now say they are less likely to buy a Toyota because of the automaker’s recent large safety recalls.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of American workers say their employer typically looks to promote an existing employee for an open position before considering other candidates.
Thirty-four percent (34%) of Americans expect the unemployment rate in the United States to be higher a year from today. That marks a five-point increase from December.
The U.S. Postal Service hopes to end Saturday mail delivery to fight its growing budget deficit, and 58% of Americans think that’s a good idea.
Americans place little store in the value of hard work these days.
Views of the country's short- and long-term economic future are gloomier these days than they have been at any time since President Obama took office in January of last year.
Most Americans (58%) say the current state of the U.S. economy has caused more stress in their family, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Tax day will be here before you know it, but many Americans still don’t believe everyone pays their fair share.
Homeowners continue to express little confidence in the short-term prospects for the U.S. housing market, but most still have more hope for five years down the road.
Americans are looking a little more favorably on further government regulation of the U.S. financial system as Capitol Hill lawmakers put the final touches on legislation aimed at avoiding another Wall Street meltdown.
Just 30% of Americans say they have already filed their income taxes this year, marking a continuing decline in early filers over the past two years.
The Federal Reserve Board’s decision last week to raise the interest rate it charges banks for short-term loans has most Americans now expecting other rate increases this year.
