Only 7% of Americans Rate Their Workplace as Hostile
Americans workers may feel a bit frustrated and unsettled these days with the state of the economy, but they still overwhelmingly rate the place they work as largely anger-free.
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July 14, 2008
July 10, 2008
Americans Favor Cutting Government Spending Over Balancing the Budget
Nearly three out of five Americans (58%) say cutting government spending is more important than balancing the budget, and 43% think such spending cuts will help the struggling U.S. economy.
July 8, 2008
Most Americans Say Balanced Budget Good for Economy but Question if McCain Can Achieve it by 2013
Seven out of 10 Americans (70%) think a balanced budget is good for the economy, but nearly as many (64%) believe it unlikely that John McCain can achieve such a budget by 2013 as he has promised.
July 1, 2008
As Bill Gates Steps Down as Microsoft Chairman, 68% View Him Favorably
Just days after Microsoft creator Bill Gates spent his final day at the corporation he co-founded, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 68% of adults have a favorable opinion of the multi-billionaire. Just 17% of adults have an unfavorable opinion of Gates.
May 27, 2008
Most Say Stimulus Had No Impact & Best Economic Policy is Getting Government Out of the Way
Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters nationwide say that the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year has had no impact on the economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 57% believe that if Congress and the President do nothing more, the economy will be in even worse shape a year from now.
April 23, 2008
Plurality See Little Impact from Yahoo Merger
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% of Americans think that a Yahoo merger will have little impact on Internet users.
April 10, 2008
Score One for Consumers By Froma Harrop
To anyone who has felt trapped in a circle of bad service: If you haven't heard the story of Mona Shaw, pull up a chair.
April 7, 2008
63% Say Federal Government Not Doing Enough for Troubled Economy
Sixty-three percent (63%) of Americans say that the federal government is not doing enough to address the troubled U.S. economy. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 19% hold the opposite view and believe the government response has been adequate.
April 6, 2008
48% Say Best Thing Government Can Do for Economy is Get Out of the Way
While the economy has emerged as the top issue of Election 2008, politicians are still scrambling to find out how to address the topic. The challenge is highlight by a new nationwide telephone survey showing that 48% of voters say the best thing the government can do is get out of the way by reducing taxes and regulations. The Rasmussen Reports poll found that 36% disagree with that approach while 16% are not sure.
March 21, 2008
The Declining Economy and Election 2008
The economy has emerged as the top voting issue for Election 2008 at a time when the nation’s consumer and investor confidence has fallen to the lowest level of the past seven years. A Rasmussen Reports video analysis looks at how rapidly economic confidence has deteriorated in the past several months.
March 18, 2008
Recession? 38% Say DEPRESSION Somewhat Likely
While economists debate whether the United States is in a recession or merely about to enter one, 38% of Americans say the nation is at least somewhat likely to enter another Depression.
February 16, 2008
Partisan Economics: Democrats, Republicans Have Fundamentally Different Perceptions of the Economy
The economy has emerged as a top voting issue for Election 2008, but that broad topic means different things to different people.
February 5, 2008
60% Think Microsoft-Yahoo Takeover Would be Good for the Economy
A recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that most adults believe that a Microsoft-Yahoo takeover would be good for the economy. Sixty-percent (60%) share this view, while only 6% disagree and 33% are not sure.
January 25, 2008
Capitalism Doesn't Work, Mr. Gates? A Commentary by Lawrence Kudlow
Bill Gates, bloviating at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is issuing a clarion call for a "kinder capitalism" to aid the world's poor. Gates says he has grown impatient with the shortcomings of capitalism. He thinks it's failing much of the world. This, of course, from a guy who's worth around $35 billion (give or take a billion).
December 19, 2007
CompTIA Survey Reveals Concerns of IT Workers for the 2008 Elections
The war in Iraq, keeping the Internet free from regulation, and minimizing government's role in protecting privacy on the Internet, among other matters, dominate the political concerns of the American IT worker.
October 18, 2007
Mixed Reviews For Free Trade: 41% Say It’s Good for USA
Sixty-six percent (66%) of American voters believe that imports eliminate jobs in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also found that 72% believe that exports increase the number of jobs in the United States.
October 17, 2007
Companies Getting Lucky? Workers Happy but Few Employers Have Retention Strategies
Three-quarters (75 percent) of managers said they are not aware of a formal employee retention strategy at their company, according to a new survey by Hudson, a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management services worldwide.
October 5, 2007
66% Say Anyone Willing to Sweat a Little Can Make a Decent Living in U.S.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of all likely voters believe that "just about anyone who is willing to work hard" can make a decent living in this country; 28% disagree and say that’s not the case.
September 22, 2007
41% Know Greenspan Criticized Bush on Fiscal Policy
In “The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,” Alan Greenspan criticizes President Bush and Congressional Republicans for spending too much and running up large federal deficits.
August 15, 2007
Employees Value Corporate Social Responsibility, Just Not for Making Job Decisions
Three-quarters (75 percent) of U.S. workers think companies have responsibilities to the community.
