Bankrupting America » Public Pulse http://www.bankruptingamerica.org Tue, 22 May 2012 13:32:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Public Pulse: reducing the deficit a top priority? http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-reducing-the-deficit-a-top-priority/ http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-reducing-the-deficit-a-top-priority/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:40:21 +0000 BA_Admin http://old.bankruptingamerica.org/?p=22933 According to Pew, 69% of adults would make reducing the budget deficit a top priority.


According to NBC, 37% of adults think the economy will be better one year from now. 17% think it will be worse and 44% think it will be the same. In five years, 53% of adults think the things in the U.S. will be better; 19% say they will be worse; and 20% say they will be the same.


According to CBS, 40% of adults believe they pay more than their fair share in federal income taxes. 2% believe they pay less than their fair share and 52% believe they pay about the right amount.


According to Gallup, 69% of Americans are dissatisfied with the size of the federal government.


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]]> http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-reducing-the-deficit-a-top-priority/feed/ 2 Public Pulse: how strong is the economic recovery? http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-how-strong-is-the-economic-recovery/ http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-how-strong-is-the-economic-recovery/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:20:11 +0000 admin http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/?p=22811 According to ABC/Washington Post, 21% of adults think the economic recovery has been a strong one while 77% think it has been a weak recovery.



According to Gallup, 29% of adults are satisfied with the size and power of the federal government. 69% are unsatisfied.

According to Fox News, 34% of registered voters think the next generation will have a better life than the current one. 53% think they will have a worse life; 4% say their lives will be about the same; and 9% are unsure.

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Will Congress block automatic cuts?

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]]> http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/top-3-last-weeks-most-popular-posts-69/feed/ 0 Public Pulse: should Congress cut or increase spending? http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-should-congress-cut-or-increase-spending/ http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-should-congress-cut-or-increase-spending/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:00:21 +0000 admin http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/?p=22615 According to the Economist, 6% of adults think the federal government should increase the amount of money it spends. 16% say keep it the same and 68% say cut.



According to Gallup, 26% of adults list jobs and unemployment as their top worry about the U.S. economy. The national debt and the budget deficit ranks second with 16%.

According to the Economist, 24% of adults think the economy is getting better; 33% think it is getting worse; and 36% think it is staying the same.



According to Pew, 30% of adults believe there are very strong conflicts between the rich and the poor in the U.S. 33% believe there are strong conflicts; 23% believe the conflicts are not very strong; and 7% believe there are no conflicts between the rich and the poor.

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]]> http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-should-congress-cut-or-increase-spending/feed/ 14 Public Pulse: Will Congress pass a budget this year? http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-will-congress-pass-a-budget-this-year/ http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-will-congress-pass-a-budget-this-year/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:19:51 +0000 admin http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/?p=22475 While national pollsters focus on the presidential horse race, we’re conducting another – highly unscientific – poll of our readers.

Congress is back in session next week.



Last week President Obama announced a plan to cut defense spending

Congress is in the final stages of finalizing an extension to the 2011 payroll tax cut.

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]]> http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-will-congress-pass-a-budget-this-year/feed/ 6 Public Pulse: where will the economy go? http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-where-will-the-economy-go/ http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-where-will-the-economy-go/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:58:49 +0000 admin http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/?p=22379 According to the Associated Press, 37% of adults think the economy will get better in the next year. 24% think it will get worse and 37% think it will stay the same.



When it comes to overhauling the tax code, according to Pew, 44% of adults want minor changes to the federal tax code while 52% want the code to be completely changed.

According to CBS, 1% of adults are enthusiastic about the way the federal government is currently working. 16% are satisfied; 56% are dissatisfied; and 26% are angry.

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]]> http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-where-will-the-economy-go/feed/ 13 Public Pulse: how should Congress handle payroll tax cut? http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-how-should-congress-handle-payroll-tax-cut/ http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/public-pulse-how-should-congress-handle-payroll-tax-cut/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:00:59 +0000 admin http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/?p=22171 While national pollsters focus on the presidential horserace, we’re conducing another – highly unscientific – poll of our readers.

This afternoon the House voted down the Senate’s plan to extend the payroll tax cut for two months


Representatives Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Jim Cooper (D-TN) introduced a bill to permanently ban earmarks.


This morning, the state unemployment numbers were released for last month.


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According to the Economist, only 9% of adults think the U.S. should provide funding to help bailout bankrupt European countries. 80% say the U.S. should not.


According to Pew, only 38% of adults support providing ethanol subsidies in an effort to increase the nation’s energy supply. 48% oppose.


According to NBC/Wall Street Journal, 25% of adults think the economy will be better in 12 months. 28% think it will be worse and 47% think it will be the same.


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According to Reuters, 25% of registered voters think the country is headed in the right direction and 70% think it is headed in the wrong direction.


According to The Hill, “Close to 7 in 10 said the income tax system is either somewhat or very unfair …”


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According to Gallup, when given two choices, 64% of adults say the federal government is more to blame for the country’s current economic problems. 30% of adults said financial institutions deserve more of the blame.


According to the Economist, 10% of adults think the economy is getting better, 49% think it is getting worse, and 49% think it is staying the same.


According to Democracy Corps: 15% of likely voters think the country is headed in the right direction and 76% think it is headed in the wrong direction.


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