Few issues spark debate more than immigration, because people connect it to so many aspects of society: from economics and culture, to law and resources, as well as to what one believes about people who are immigrating in the first place. So considering all that, what do people want U.S. […] Read more »
Biden’s economic plan bets on blue collars, from infrastructure to child care
The bipartisan infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed into law Monday marks a milestone in his effort to reorient Democratic economic policy away from the strategy of his party’s past two presidents. The sweeping infrastructure plan — which funds some $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges, ports, […] Read more »
Americans Are Flush With Cash and Jobs. They Also Think the Economy Is Awful.
Americans are, by many measures, in a better financial position than they have been in many years. They also believe the economy is in terrible shape. This is the great contradiction that underlies President Biden’s poor approval ratings, recent Republican victories in state elections and the touch-and-go negotiations over the […] Read more »
COVID-19 fading as dominant political issue as Americans focus on inflation, economy
Americans are increasingly turning away from the coronavirus and focusing their attention elsewhere, especially toward rising consumer prices and other economic areas where Democrats are less trusted, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows, a shift that could favor Republicans in next year’s midterm elections. While COVID-19 continues to claim more than 1,000 lives […] Read more »
Pessimistic Outlook for the National Economy
As the growth of the U.S. economy slows, prices increase, and supply chain issues persist, 65% percent of Americans consider the national economy to be in poor condition. And nearly half expect the national economic situation to get even worse next year. However, Americans’ views of their own finances have […] Read more »
Job Market Ratings Set Record, but Economic Confidence Slides
Americans’ confidence in the economy continues to weaken, and their mentions of a variety of economic issues as the nation’s most important problem are rising — even as a record-high 74% say it is a good time to find a quality job. These findings, from an Oct. 1-19 Gallup poll, […] Read more »