43% Say High Gas Prices Have Big Impact on Their Lifestyle
A plurality of Americans say high gas prices have had a significant impact on their daily lives and that they are driving less now than they were a year ago.
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May 6, 2011
May 5, 2011
44% Favor Eliminating Federal Gas Tax For Now
Voters strongly believe the government can do something to lower rising gas prices, but they have mixed feelings about dropping the federal gas tax.
May 4, 2011
Discover (R) Consumer Spending Monitor (SM): Consumer Confidence Volatile Throughout April but Remains at 89.4
Consumers' confidence sharply rebounded in January, fueled by a surge in the number of middle-income consumers who see improvement in the U.S. economy and in their personal finances are improving, according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor.
May 4, 2011
42% Say President Has Bigger Impact on Economy Than Fed Chairman, 41% Disagree
Voters still view the Federal Reserve Board's performance with skepticism and are evenly divided when asked whether the Fed chairman or President Obama have more clout when it comes to the economy.
May 4, 2011
50% Oppose Obama Budget, 54% Say It Doesn’t Cut Enough
Senate Republicans are calling for side-by-side votes on President Obama’s 2012 budget proposal and the House-approved debt reduction plan by Republican Congressman Paul Ryan. While opposition to Ryan’s proposal is increasing, even more voters are saying no to the president’s.
May 3, 2011
72% Say $5-A-Gallon Gas Likely By July 1
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has nearly hit the $4 mark, but most Americans don’t think it’s going to stop there.
May 3, 2011
Opposition to Ryan Budget Plan Grows
A plurality of voters still have no opinion about Republican Congressman Paul Ryan’s long-term budget-cutting plan, but opposition has increased over the past several weeks. By a near two-to-one margin, they don’t like his proposal for tackling spiraling Medicare costs.
May 3, 2011
A Politically Correct Guide to the Broadway Musical 'How to Succeed in Business' By Cliff Ennico
TO: O. Leo Leahy, Drama Teacher
FROM: Political Correctness Committee, Nunzio Saccamano High School
This memo concerns your field trip to take students in our Dramatics Club to see the Broadway musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." We understand the students are very excited to see Daniel Radcliffe (who played Harry Potter in all those movies) in the starring role, although some were disappointed that he isn't running around naked as he did in "Equus" a couple of years ago.
May 3, 2011
19% of Workers Report Their Firm is Hiring, 25% Laying Off
The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, regained five points in April after falling to a recent low in March.
May 3, 2011
19% of Workers Report Their Firm is Hiring, 25% Laying Off
The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, regained five points in April after falling to a recent low in March.
May 2, 2011
In 2003, Capture of Saddam Hussein Boosted Consumer, Investor Confidence
More than seven years ago, U.S. troops captured Saddam Hussein at a time when Iraq was the central front in the War on Terror, and Hussein was public enemy number one. That capture led to an immediate increase in consumer and investor confidence.
April 30, 2011
Most Voters Still Feel Tax Cuts, Less Spending Will Help Economy
Voters continue to believe tax cuts and decreases in government spending will benefit the nation’s economy. But most also still think government spending will go up under the Obama administration.
April 29, 2011
44% Say Fed Press Conferences Good for Economy
Ben Bernanke held the first-ever press conference by a chairman of the Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday and plans even more. Many voters think this increased transparency by the nation's chief banker will be beneficial to the economy, although they still have mixed feelings about Bernanke himself.
April 27, 2011
The Final Frontiers of Employee Discrimination By Cliff Ennico
I hope you were as amused as I was to read about the recent discrimination lawsuit against Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J.
April 26, 2011
Just 23% Realize Deficit Largely Due to Commitments Made in 1960s and ‘70s
Even though the last session of Congress was one of the biggest spending in history, very few voters are aware that most of today’s federal budget deficit is actually the product of congressional decisions made decades ago.
April 25, 2011
50% Recognize Official Debt Ceiling Figures Understate the Problem
Voters aren’t sure about the short-term implications of the debt ceiling debate, but they recognize that the official figures understate the magnitude of the problem.
April 20, 2011
Only 51% See Buying A Home As Family’s Best Investment
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of American Adults shows that 51% now believe buying a home is a family’s best investment. That’s down from 55% in March and from 73% in February 2009.
April 19, 2011
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Five Ways You Know You're Dealing With a Problem Client By Cliff Ennico
"I've been running a small service business for a while now, and it seems like I have problems with every client these days. Most don't pay on time -- I have to remind them every month to pay their invoices, and a couple have stopped returning my phone calls altogether.
April 19, 2011
Just 50% Believe Their Home is Worth More Than Mortgage
Just one-out-of-two Americans now say their home is worth more than what they still owe on their mortgage.
April 18, 2011
17% Haven’t Filed Their Income Taxes Yet
Today is Tax Day, and although the deadline was pushed back three days, 17% of Americans still have not filed their income taxes.
