Few Americans See A Brighter Economic Future
More than a third of Americans say they are in worse financial shape than they were last year at this time, and most of them expect to be even worse off 12 months from now.
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December 30, 2015
December 17, 2015
Most Shoppers Are Going Online for Christmas
A sizable majority of Americans are again using the Internet to finish their holiday shopping this year.
December 14, 2015
Holiday Shoppers Still Buying in Record Time
Americans continue to shop at a record pace this holiday season.
November 30, 2015
Pace of Holiday Spending Remains High
Americans are either in a bigger spending mood this holiday season or just more eager to get their shopping done. The number who say they have begun their seasonal shopping has jumped to a record level following the Black Friday sales.
November 9, 2015
Americans Are More Confident In Home Sellers Market
Americans are more convinced that their local housing market is good for sellers, although homeowners’ expectations for their own home values have stayed about the same.
November 2, 2015
Americans Think Politicians Don’t Want to Cut Spending
The United States remains by far the world’s largest debtor nation and is currently running a budget deficit of nearly $129 billion. Congress late last week approved a controversial bipartisan plan that allows the government to borrow even more. Voters want less government, but as far as they’re concerned, their elected representatives refuse to listen.
October 29, 2015
Free Market or Closing the Income Gap?
Voters still think policies that are pro-free market are important for the economy, but are they more important than those that reduce the income gap between rich and poor?
October 19, 2015
Americans Support California’s Equal Pay Law
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law the nation’s toughest pay equity law, and Americans strongly support it.
October 1, 2015
Is Government the Solution to Rising Drug Costs?
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli made headlines last week when he purchased the rights to a drug used to fight AIDS complications and increased the price by 5000% overnight. Shkreli later promised to lower the price under pressure from medical groups and politicians, but the incident highlighted the continuing problem of rising prescription drug costs.
September 24, 2015
VW Still More Popular Than GM, Chrysler
Volkswagen has confessed to equipping millions of diesel cars with software intended to fool emissions tests, especially in the United States, but so far the German auto company is hanging in there popularity-wise.
September 17, 2015
Americans Question Level of CEO Pay
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has proposed tax hikes on the country’s wealthiest households in response to what he feels are vastly overpaid CEOs and Wall Street hedge fund managers.
September 2, 2015
Tax Hikes For Rich Still Win Over Cuts for All
Opposing all tax increases or only raising taxes on the wealthy? Voters still lean toward the latter choice.
August 31, 2015
Pessimism Over Interest Rates Rises
Most Americans continue to lack confidence in the Federal Reserve Board to keep interest rates down and expect to pay higher rates next year.
August 27, 2015
Gas Prices To Rise? Hold Steady?
Gas prices have hit recent lows in many parts of the country, but do most Americans expect that to last?
August 17, 2015
Voters Worry China’s Problems Are Coming Our Way
Americans are definitely worried that the unfolding economic crisis in China may have repercussions on this side of the Pacific.
August 14, 2015
Americans Think Illegals Are Taking Their Jobs
As the U.S. economy continues to stumble along, many Americans suspect they’re competing for jobs with the growing number of illegal immigrants in this country.
July 15, 2015
Do Americans Work Hard Enough?
Most voters think they already work hard enough and disagree with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush that they need to work even harder to help fix the economy.
July 8, 2015
Are Obama’s Overtime Changes Good for the Economy?
Voters appear more supportive of President Obama’s expansion of overtime pay than they were last year, but most also still feel that business owners, not the government, should make the decisions about their businesses.
June 24, 2015
Voters Believe People Get Rich Through Hard Work
When it comes to building wealth, voters don’t see an easy way out: they still believe most people get rich by working hard.
April 28, 2015
Americans See Free Trade As Good for Business, or Do They?
Americans are conflicted on free trade. Most think the government doesn’t do enough to protect U.S. businesses, but at the same time they think those businesses will do better against foreign competitors with a wide-open market.
