Toplines - Inflation & Growth - August 24-25, 2008

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted August 24-25, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* We’re just about finished… At this point in time, what’s more important—controlling inflation or creating more economic growth?

42% Controlling inflation

43% More economic growth

14% Not sure

2* Sometimes government policies are designed to help an industry through and other financial incentives. Do such incentives generally help the industry, hurt the industry, or have no impact?

39% Help

21% Hurt

21% No impact

19% Not sure

3* When government policies are designed to help an industry, is that generally good for the overall economy or bad for the economy?

42% Good

34% Bad

7% No impact

17% Not sure

4*Is a free market economy the best approach for the United States?

52% Yes

22% No

26% Not sure

5* Is it fair for someone who creates a successful business to become rich?

79% Yes

8% No

12% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence