75% Say New Energy Sources More Critical Than Fuel Efficient Cars
Forcing auto companies to make more fuel-efficient cars is fine, but Americans overwhelmingly believe it’s more important for the country to find new energy sources.
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May 21, 2009
May 19, 2009
41% Favor Legalizing and Taxing Marijuana
Forty-one percent (41%) of likely U.S. voters think the United States should legalize and tax marijuana to help solve the nation’s fiscal problems.
May 19, 2009
Parents Put Child's College Plans Ahead of Their Retirement
A majority of parents (61 percent) are not letting the recession change their plans for their children's college education, according to a survey by COUNTRY Financial. Further, 47 percent say college plans are a higher priority than retirement savings (41 percent).
May 13, 2009
23% Likely To Miss A Credit Card Payment In Next Six Months
Nearly one-out-of-four Americans (23%) say they are at least somewhat likely to miss a credit card payment in the next six months. Twelve percent (12%) say they are Very Likely to do so.
May 11, 2009
Just 49% Now Say Home Worth More Than Mortgage
The number of U.S. homeowners who say their house is worth more than the amount they still owe on their mortgage is down five percentage points from a month ago and down 12 points since December.
May 11, 2009
81% Oppose Gas Tax Hike To Encourage Sales of More Efficient Cars
Given last year’s record-high gasoline prices and the still-fluctuating price at the pump, most Americans aren’t interested in the government tacking on any more, even in the name of fuel efficiency.
May 8, 2009
57% Expect Government Will Give GM, Chrysler Unfair Advantages
If the federal government becomes the majority owner of General Motors and Chrysler, most Americans (57%) believe it’s likely the government will pass laws and regulations giving those firms an unfair advantage over other car companies. That figure includes 37% who consider such preferential treatment Very Likely.
May 6, 2009
75% Say Business Better at Customer Service Than Government
Three-out-of-four American voters (75%) say that businesses do a better job than government agencies when it comes to handling customer service issues. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only 11% take the opposite view and believe that government bodies do a better job.
May 5, 2009
Just 35% Say Free Market Economy is Same as Capitalist Economy
Just 35% of American voters believe that a free market economy is the same as a capitalist economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 38% disagree and 27% are not sure.
May 4, 2009
Only 18% Say UAW, Government Will Do Good Job Running GM, Chrysler
Just 18% of Americans think the United Auto Workers union and the federal government will do a good job running Chrysler and General Motors, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 30, 2009
24% Say They Personally Need to Cut Back on Credit Card Use
Twenty-four percent (24%) of Americans say they personally need to cut back on their use of credit cards and other borrowing, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll.
April 30, 2009
68% Say Americans Borrow Too Much Money
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of adults say a bigger economic problem than the current lack of credit is that Americans borrow too much money.
April 30, 2009
Only 25% Would Buy A Car From A Bankrupt Company
Barring a last-minute breakthrough, Chrysler appears headed for bankruptcy today as the only remaining way to stay in business, but just 25% of Americans say they would buy an automobile from a bankrupt automaker.
April 28, 2009
57% Favor More Government Oversight of Credit Card Industry
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Americans say there is a need for more government oversight of the credit card industry, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 28, 2009
26% Say U.S. Already Has Partially Socialist Economy
Twenty-one percent (21%) of American adults say that the U.S. economy is partially socialist and another five percent (5%) say generally speaking it’s already a socialist economy.
April 27, 2009
54% Say Chrysler Likely to Be Profitable Once More
Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans say it is at least somewhat likely that Chrysler will once again be a profitable company. However, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only 14% believe that the struggling automaker is Very Likely to become profitable.
April 27, 2009
Support for Free Market Economy Up Seven Points Since December
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of U.S. voters say that they prefer a free market economy over a government-managed economy. That’s up seven points since December.
April 23, 2009
70% Say Big Government and Big Business On the Same Team
Earlier this week, Gallup released new data showing that most Americans still view big government as a more serious threat to the nation than big business or big labor. The results weren’t terribly surprising since Gallup has asked the question periodically since 1965 and government has always been seen as the biggest threat.
April 23, 2009
44% Expect To Have Same Employer Five Years From Now
Less than half the nation’s workers (44%) expect to have the same employer five years from now.
April 22, 2009
Most Voters Say They Pay More Than Their Share of Taxes, Political Class Disagrees
With the annual ritual of filing federal income taxes just behind them, 52% of U.S. voters now believe they pay more than their fair share of taxes, up seven points from earlier this month.
