Most Like Tax Credits for First-Time Home Buyers, But 47% Oppose Continuing Them
Most Americans favor the soon-to-expire program that provides first-time home buyers with tax credits of up to $8,000, at least until they hear how much it costs.
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September 23, 2009
September 22, 2009
GM, Ford, Toyota Are Cars Americans Plan To Buy Next
Ask most Americans what car they definitely plan to buy next, and, perhaps surprisingly, General Motors edges Ford and Toyota. But Toyota is the one most folks are willing to at least consider.
September 21, 2009
Americans Now View Congress As Least Respected Job
With the health care debate raging in Washington, D.C., there’s one change Americans clearly believe in: Members of Congress have now surpassed corporate CEOs to hold the least favorably regarded profession in the country.
September 18, 2009
57% Say GM Will Need More Bailout Funds
A new government report concludes that taxpayers are unlikely ever to be repaid for much of the bailout money already given to General Motors, but 57% of Americans believe it’s likely the government will have to provide even more bailout funding to keep GM in business. That figure includes 23% who say an additional funding request is very likely.
September 17, 2009
53% Oppose More Regulation of U.S. Financial System
President Obama in a speech on Wall Street this week repeated his call for greater oversight of the U.S. financial system, but opposition to more government regulation in that area of the economy has now risen to 53%.
September 14, 2009
Consumer, Investor Confidence Lower than Year Ago When Lehman Brothers Collapsed
Both consumers and investors are less confident about the economy than they were a year ago when the Lehman Brothers financial firm collapsed and Wall Street's woes became front-page news.
September 14, 2009
14% Are More Likely To Buy GM Because of Money-Back Guarantee
General Motors is now promising a 60-day money-back guarantee to all purchasers of its cars and trucks, and 14% of Americans say they are more likely to buy a GM vehicle because of it.
September 8, 2009
45% Say Unions Weaken America, 26% Disagree
Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans believe that labor unions make our country weaker, while just 26% say unions make the nation stronger.
September 3, 2009
Discover (R) Small Business Watch (SM): Small Business Confidence Rises to Highest Level in 18 Months
Economic confidence among small business owners jumped to its highest level in 18 months in August as more owners expressed faith that the U.S. economy is on the rise and gave signs that they are more willing to invest in advertising and new inventory, according to the latest Discover (R) Small Business Watch (SM). The index rose to 89.8, up 7.7 points from July and the highest level since 90.9 in February 2008.
September 3, 2009
60% Say Tax Hikes Hurt The Economy
Sixty percent (60%) of likely voters now say tax increases hurt the economy, up six points from last month. While this is the highest total measured in over a year, the result has remained fairly consistent for over a decade.
August 31, 2009
Americans More Confident About Money They Have In The Bank
Despite their reservations about the government bailout of the financial industry, Americans are clearly less worried about their own money in the bank.
August 28, 2009
62% Like Tax Cuts Over More Government Spending
Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans say it’s always better to cut taxes than increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their own money.
August 26, 2009
19% Say House Prices Will Go Up In Next Year, 27% Expect Them To Go Down
New government data suggests the housing market may be slowly beginning to revive, but for most Americans, short-term and long-term views of that market remain basically unchanged.
August 26, 2009
Americans Rate Government, Self-Employment as Top Job Choices
A government job looks less attractive to Americans than it did at the beginning of the year, but it remains the top employment choice in today’s economic environment.
August 25, 2009
79% Know Someone Out of Work and Looking for Employment
Nearly eight-of-10 American adults (79%) know someone who is out of work and looking for a job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that only 14% do not know an unemployed person looking for work.
August 23, 2009
35% Say 'Cash for Clunkers' Helped Economy, 23% Say It Hurt
Thirty-five percent (35%) of American adults say the federal "cash for clunkers" program was good for the U.S. economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 23% say the program hurt the economy, and 27% say it had no impact. Another 15% are not sure.
August 20, 2009
Confidence in Stimulus Plan Is Up to 33%
Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan proposed by President Obama and passed by Congress in February has rebounded a bit this month.
August 20, 2009
82% Say Their Bank Account Information is Secure
Eighty-two percent (82%) of Americans believe their bank account information is at least somewhat secure online, which helps to explain why an increasing number of people are sending personal financial information over the Internet for banking and shopping transactions.
August 17, 2009
6% Expect Tax Cut During Obama Years
Just six percent (6%) of voters nationwide now expect their own taxes to go down during the Obama years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% expect their taxes to go up while 40% expect little change. Another 12% are not sure.
August 14, 2009
20% Would Buy New Car Online
As General Motors experiments with selling new cars on E-Bay, 20% of American adults say they would buy a new car online. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 68% would not.
