88% Say It’s Important To Keep The Dollar As America’s Currency
Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Americans say it is important for the dollar to remain the currency of the United States, including 70% who say it is Very Important.
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March 31, 2009
March 31, 2009
Small Business Economic Confidence Jumps As More Owners See Conditions Improving For Their Businesses
Economic confidence among small business owners saw its largest jump in confidence in nine months as fewer owners see the economy getting worse and more believe conditions are improving for their own operations, according to the latest Discover® Small Business WatchSM. The monthly index increased more than six points, rising to 78.2 in March from 71.9 in February.
March 30, 2009
Public Divided on Tax Hike for Those Who Earn Over $100,000
Americans are closely divided over the economic impact of raising taxes on those who make more than $100,000 per year.
March 30, 2009
81% Say Middle Class Tax Cuts Important for Budget Plan
Eighty-one percent (81%) of voters nationwide say it’s important to keep the promised middle-class tax cuts in President Obama's $3.6 trillion budget. That figure includes 55% who say it’s Very Important.
March 30, 2009
59% Agree Senior Managers Should Go If Company Gets A Bailout
Voters have expressed little confidence in government management of the Big Three automakers, but most also felt senior managers of a company should be replaced if it is given taxpayer money to stay in business.
March 27, 2009
57% Plan To File Income Taxes Electronically
The majority of Americans (57%) say they plan to file their taxes electronically this year rather than by mail, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 27, 2009
Just 11% Say Government Can Run Financial Institutions Better
Only 11% of Americans think a financial institution will run better if it’s run by the federal government, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 27, 2009
One-Out-of-Seven Favor 90% Tax Rate for Millionaires
Just one-out-of-seven Americans (14%) would like to see a 90% tax rate on earnings above a million dollars a year. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 74% are opposed to such a high tax rate for the nation’s highest earners.
March 26, 2009
More Voters Than Ever Say Tax Cuts Help the Economy
Democrats in the Senate are talking of cutting back President Obama's pledge of tax cuts for most Americans in the face of record deficits. But 63% of U.S. voters now say tax cuts would help the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 26, 2009
Voters Divided As to Whether Obama Budget Will Help or Hurt Economy
Voters are evenly divided over whether President Obama’s proposed $3.6 trillion budget will help or hurt the economy.
March 26, 2009
66% Say Obama Likely To Raise Taxes On Those Earning Less Than $250,000 A Year
Two-thirds of U.S. voters (66%) think President Obama is likely to raise taxes on people who less than $250,000 per year. That figure includes 47% who say he is Very Likely to do so.
March 25, 2009
Most Americans Support Government Control of Executive Pay Only If Taxpayer Money Is Involved
American attitudes about regulating executive compensation are very clear: If taxpayers help a company stay in business, the government should regulate executive pay and bonuses. But if no taxpayer money is involved, the government should keep its hands off.
March 24, 2009
81% Say Congress Can’t Raise Taxes Retroactively
Eighty-one percent (81%) of U.S. voters say Congress does not have the right to raise taxes on all Americans retroactively, even as the legislators are considering such legislation to punish those who got bonuses from American International Group (AIG).
March 24, 2009
Only 23% Don’t Know Someone Who Has Been Laid Off
Three-out—of-four Americans (75%) personally know someone who has been laid off from their job in the current economic crisis. That figure includes 40% who know at least four people who have been laid off.
March 23, 2009
45% Say Stop All Bailouts for Financial Industry
Forty-five percent (45%) of American adults say it’s time to stop all bailout funding for the financial industry. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 34% disagree while 21% are not sure.
March 23, 2009
57% Support 90% Tax on AIG Post-Bailout Bonuses
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of U.S. voters favor imposing a 90% tax on bonuses paid by American International Group (AIG) and other firms that receive government bailout money, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 21, 2009
Most Americans Say Let AIG Go Out of Business, Political Class Disagrees
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of American adults say it’s better for the economy to let American International Group (AIG) go out of business rather than providing federal subsidies to keep the insurance giant afloat.
March 19, 2009
68% Say Bailout Money Is Going To Those Who Caused The Economic Crisis
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans now say most of the taxpayer money given out as bailouts is going to the very people
who created the country’s current economic crisis.
March 19, 2009
50% Worry Government Will Do Too Much To ‘Help’ The Economy
Fifty percent (50%) of U.S. voters now say they are more worried that the government will do too much in reacting to the nation’s economic problems rather than not enough.
March 19, 2009
47% Have Favorable Opinion of Labor Unions
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Americans have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of labor unions. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that nearly as many--44%--view unions at least somewhat unfavorably.
