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.
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March 27, 2009
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 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 15, 2009
Confidence Boosted by Obama’s Words, Democratic Investors Follow His Lead
Consumer and investor confidence increased dramatically over the past week after falling to record lows. On Sunday morning, March 15, the Rasmussen Consumer Index rose to the highest level since November 5, the morning after Barack Obama was elected president.
March 11, 2009
81% Say Neither Madoff Nor His Wife Should Keep Any Money
Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street financier who ran a $64.8 billion Ponzi scheme, is expected to plead guilty to 11 criminal counts on Thursday, but he hopes his wife Ruth will be able to keep at least $70 million to live on while he’s in jail.
March 11, 2009
Americans Still See Economic Recovery As A Long-Term Process
Most Americans remain confident that the U.S. economy will be stronger in five years than it is today, but most also expect very little to change in the next 12 months.
March 10, 2009
53% Say It’s Likely the U.S. Will Enter a Depression Similar to 1930’s
Most Americans (53%) now think the United States is at least somewhat likely to enter a 1930’s-like depression within the next few years.
February 26, 2009
51% Say Obama Unlikely to Halve Deficit in Four Years
Fifty-one percent (51%) of U.S. voters say President Obama is unlikely to achieve his pledge to cut the federal deficit in half within four years. Twenty-seven percent (27%) say he is not at all likely to do it.
February 26, 2009
51% Oppose Nationalization Even of At-Risk Banks
Only 29% of Americans believe the federal government should nationalize some banks that are at risk of going out of business, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 25, 2009
55% Say Media Tries to Make Economy Seem Worse Than It Is
Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters believe the media tries to make the economy seem worse that it is. That’s an increase from 46% in November.
February 18, 2009
CEOs Hit Rock Bottom, Less Popular Than Congress
The chief executive officers of the nation’s largest corporations are viewed favorably by just 22% of American adults, lower even than the ratings earned by members of Congress.
February 13, 2009
Confidence in U.S. Banking System Plummets
Only 39% of Americans now express confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking industry, with just six percent (6%) Very Confident, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 10, 2009
75% Oppose Nationalization of U.S. Banks
All sorts of big government solutions are being proposed to combat the country’s economic troubles, but Americans are clear on one thing: 75% say the federal government should not take over the U.S. banking system.
February 2, 2009
88% Say No To Bonuses for Bailed-out Execs
Eighty-eight percent (88%) of American adults say the executives of companies that need federal money to stay in business should not receive bonuses. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only eight percent (8%) believe the bonuses are okay while five percent (5%) are not sure.
January 29, 2009
Public Support for Economic Recovery Plan Slips to 42%
Public support for the economic recovery plan crafted by President Obama and congressional Democrats has slipped a bit over the past week. At the same time, expectations that the plan will quickly become law have increased.
January 28, 2009
Most Say Tax Cuts Always Better Than Increased Spending
Paul Krugman, last year's winner of the Nobel Prize for economics and a regular columnist for the New York Times, recently wrote that you should “write off anyone who asserts that it’s always better to cut taxes than to increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their money.”
January 21, 2009
41% Say Apple Is Okay Without Steve Jobs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has had the business world in a tizzy for months wondering about his mysterious illness, but 41% of Americans say the innovative technology company he co-founded will do fine without him.
January 16, 2009
74% Say Madoff Should End His Days In Jail
Will he or won’t he – go to jail for life, that is?
January 14, 2009
Most Americans Say Leaders Clueless On The Economy
Just 37% of Americans are even somewhat confident that their political leaders know what they’re doing as they try to address the nation’s economic problems.
January 13, 2009
Americans Strongly Oppose Economic Plan Without Tax Cuts
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of American adults are opposed to a government economic recovery plan that does not cut taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
