Americans say there is too much (47%) rather than too little (26%) government regulation of business and industry, with 24% saying the amount of regulation is about right. … The collapse of Lehman Bros., the failure of the secondary mortgage market, and other business problems in 2008 and 2009 might […] Read more »
Small-Business-Owner Satisfaction Improves to ’08 Level
Despite today’s challenging operating environment, U.S. small-business-owner satisfaction is up sharply to 39 in the third quarter of 2012, compared with 26 in the same quarter of 2010, according to a recent Wells Fargo-Gallup Small Business Index poll. [cont.] Dennis Jacobe, Gallup Read more »
Americans Rate Computer Industry Best, Oil and Gas Worst
Americans continue to give the computer industry the most positive ratings out of 25 business and industry sectors tested, with the restaurant industry in second place. The oil and gas industry and the federal government have the least positive images, as they did last year. [cont.] Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
The biggest sin in business
… If there is a mortal sin in this economy, it is shipping American jobs overseas. Outsourcing is a dirty word, and one that Mitt Romney will be unable to shake. How dirty? Eighty-three percent of voters express an unfavorable view of companies that outsource jobs to China, with nearly […] Read more »
Public opposes unlimited campaign spending
About two-thirds of Americans oppose unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions, according to the 2012 State of the First Amendment national survey released today by the First Amendment Center. [cont.] First Amendment Center Read more »
Democrats More Confident in Labor; Republicans, in Business
Aside from the presidency, the U.S. societal institutions sparking the most divergent reactions from Republicans and Democrats are big business, organized labor, and the police. [cont.] Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »