… The differences between the 2008 recession and the Silicon Valley Bank failure are significant. Namely, taxpayers’ money went to bailing out the banking industry in 2008, while insurance that banks pay is bankrolling depositors at failed institutions this time around, not taxpayers. Still, the government is stepping in yet […] Read more »
Gen Z voters oppose TikTok ban, but worry about China’s influence
A new poll studying the attitudes of younger American voters toward TikTok finds that Gen Z voters oppose banning TikTok while millennials support a prohibition, even as a majority of all these younger voters express concerns about China misusing the social media app. Among registered voters aged 18 to 42, […] Read more »
Americans voice confidence in their banks, but inflation woes continue
Three-quarters of Americans have at least some confidence in their own banks, which is more than they have in banks and financial institutions writ large. Inflation remains the No. 1 reason people continue to say the economy is bad, and that far outweighs recent issues with U.S. banks and the […] Read more »
Most see TikTok as a national security risk
Most see TikTok’s ties to China as a national security risk, and those who do would like to see the video-sharing app banned in the U.S. But younger people — who are the most likely age group to use it — are also the most opposed to a ban, or […] Read more »
The biggest decider of who backs a TikTok ban? If they use TikTok.
More Americans back a TikTok ban than oppose one, with a majority expressing concerns over the company’s links to China, underscoring that distrust of the foreign-owned app has spread beyond Washington, even as its domestic user base soars. A Washington Post poll finds that 41 percent of Americans support a […] Read more »
Biden Favorability Leads Trump, Other Potential Candidates Tested
The newest Grinnell College National Poll shows that President Joe Biden’s job approval numbers have risen slightly, but he remains underwater less than two years before the 2024 election. Thirty-nine percent of Americans approve of the job Mr. Biden is doing as president (up from 36% in September of 2022), […] Read more »