Three-quarters (76%) of American adults know someone who is out of work and looking for a job, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But that's a slight improvement from August when 81% knew someone in that situation.
Voters overwhelmingly prefer a free market economy to an economy managed by the government and think government economic control helps big businesses at the expense of small ones.
As a small-business columnist, I get at least several press releases a day from public relations firms around the country that are trying to get their clients a mention in this column. Most represent authors promoting their "new" ideas (sadly, few qualify), consultants trolling for clients or successful entrepreneurs selling their "how I did it" stories (mostly to investors or larger companies that may wish to buy them).
Most Americans feel the federal government has too much money and doesn't spend it well.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced today his committee’s intent to combat persistently low inflation and high unemployment rates, calling the situation “a case for further action.”
The attorney generals of all 50 states have jointly launched an investigation into the lending practices of several big banks and mortgage companies that led to hundreds of thousands of ongoing home foreclosures.
Buying a home used to be a major milestone in life and thought of as one of, if not the best investment for a family. Today, Americans aren’t quite as sure.
Americans continue to show a lack of confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking industry.
Now more than ever, homeowners expect to see the value of their home go down over the next year.
"I just recently started a social media website for people who share an interest in certain niche collectibles. I want people to contribute articles and other content to my website, but right now, I've spent all of my money on developing the website and don't have any left over to pay people with.
When it comes to the economy, the message from Americans is clear: Leave it in the hands of the private sector and not the government.
I was let go from my position last December and was asked to turn in the BlackBerry. I asked if I could download my information from the BlackBerry before returning it, and was told no. Immediately after I turned it in, the password was changed, so I couldn't access the data remotely.
The Rasmussen Employment Index jumped six points in September to reach a two-year high of 75.3.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of Americans still think the federal government should sell its majority ownership of General Motors to private investors as soon as possible. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 14%, want the government to retain ownership of GM for a long time. Twenty percent (20%) are undecided.
Most U.S. voters still feel lower taxes - and less government spending - are part of the solution to the nation's economic problems.
Think the auto bailouts are still unpopular?
Americans appear to be growing even more pessimistic about the job market and about their chances for getting ahead.
Americans continue to show little short-term confidence in the country's economic recovery but remain more confident in the long-term.
Despite a recent report that the United States is no longer technically in a recession, a plurality of Americans still don’t feel good about the country’s economy.
Voters continue to have decidedly mixed feelings about last year's $787-billion economic stimulus plan.
