63% Say Housing Market Will Rise Only With Improved Economy
Sixty-three percent (63%) of Americans say the housing market will improve only when the overall U.S. economy gets better, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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February 19, 2009
February 19, 2009
45% Oppose Government Mortgage Help for Troubled Homeowners
Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans oppose the federal government subsidizing mortgage payments for financially troubled homeowners, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 19, 2009
Latino-American Dream on Hold By Froma Harrop
Open most any urban newspaper to the foreclosure notices, and you'll find the list heavy with Hispanic names. Times are tough for Americans of every demographic, but for Latinos they are grimmer still.
February 19, 2009
There Was No GOP "Victory" By Joe Conason
With President Obama's signature affixed to the economic stimulus bill, his landmark victory can be put in proper political context. Regardless of that bill's manifest imperfections and the messy legislative process, the new administration achieved a difficult objective on the tightest possible schedule.
February 19, 2009
The Celtic Tiger Hits Bad Times By Debra J. Saunders
The unemployment rate in Ireland is 9.2 percent and expected to climb, perhaps as high as 15 percent. A real estate market that, according to Bloomberg, quadrupled from 1997 to 2007, is crashing.
February 18, 2009
Most Voters Think Days Are Numbered for GM or Chrysler
Forget the national debate over more government loans for General Motors and Chrysler. Most U.S. voters (57%) say one of them is at least somewhat likely to go out of business over the next few years anyway.
February 18, 2009
64% Oppose Any More Loans for GM and Chrysler
General Motors and Chrysler are back this week seeking $22 billion more in federal help, but 64% of U.S. voters are opposed to providing any additional taxpayer-backed loans for the embattled automakers.
February 18, 2009
With All Due Respect By Susan Estrich
The purpose of being a columnist is not to win friends. It is not to provoke silent nods of agreement. The goal is to strike a chord, hit a nerve -- which is to say, at least sometimes, make people mad. Controversy is good, not bad.
February 18, 2009
28% Say America is Heading in Right Direction
Confidence in America’s future remains steady this week, as 28% of voters say the nation is heading in the right direction and 64% say it is going down the wrong track.
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 18, 2009
Obama's Governing Style By Tony Blankley
In the Middle Ages, when a young prince suddenly and prematurely became king, the royal court, the church leadership and other senior aristocrats would scrutinize his every word and habit for signs of what kind of mind would be deciding their country's fate and their personal prosperity and safety.
February 18, 2009
Financial Security Sentiments Hit New Low
The level of confidence Americans have about their own financial security can't find bottom under the weight of a struggling economy.
February 17, 2009
Most Americans Like Phelps But Say Kellogg’s Right To Drop Him
Michael Phelps swam right into a mess when a British tabloid last month published photos of the 14-time Olympic gold medalist smoking marijuana.
February 17, 2009
60% Stress Need For New Sources of Energy, 32% Favor Conservation
Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. voters say finding new sources of energy is more important than reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume.
February 17, 2009
28% Think Pit Bulls Should Be Banned
Pit bull attacks on humans seem to be an all-too-common news subject, but only 28% of Americans think the dogs should be banned.
February 17, 2009
Voters Down - And Divided - On America's Future
U.S. voters are a little more pessimistic about the days to come this month. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% of voters believe America’s best days are in the future, while 40% say they are in the past.
February 17, 2009
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats By Two
After an intense partisan debate over the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill, Republicans and Democrats remain almost even in this week’s edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 17, 2009
Will Obama Cross the 'Reefer Rubicon'? By Froma Harrop
The War on Drugs is ridiculous, behold the storm over Michael Phelps' partaking of marijuana, an illegal substance that at least two presidents have used.
February 17, 2009
17% Say They’re Been Turned Down for Credit In Past Six Months
Seventeen percent (17%) of Americans say they have been turned down for credit in the past six months, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 16, 2009
67% of Florida Voters See More Home Insurers Leaving The State
State Farm Mutual has announced it will no longer insure homeowners in hurricane-prone Florida after the state refused the company’s request for a 47 percent increase in premiums.
