American Pulse™: Majority Wants Limits on Multiple Government Bailouts; Let the Free Market Work
Two-Thirds Say They’ll Give Stimulus Bill One Year or Less to Work and Majority Against Card Check
COLUMBUS, OH – (MARKET WIRE) – 3/25/09 – 77.1% of Americans say companies like
AIG shouldn’t be allowed second helpings when it comes to government bailouts,
according to the March American Pulse™ (N=4021), signaling that their patience
may be running thin. Additionally, 65.7% say they’ll wait a year or less to see
if the stimulus bill is working.
The recession continues to hit home with American workers: 27% didn’t receive a
raise, 19% had hours reduced and 18.5% didn’t get a bonus. Further, the
controversial card check legislation is not favored by Americans. 74.3% say when
employees vote on union issues, their vote should be kept secret. More union
households (78.6%) than non-union households (73.6%) agree.
42.5% of Americans think now is a good time to buy stock. If only they had some
extra cash...just 23.4% of those are buying. So what’s the fix for the economic
mess? Americans feel moving manufacturing back on U.S. soil will help (56.6%),
while 45.9% say lower taxes. Interestingly, 45.1% say ‘we the people’ is the
answer.
Verbatim posts on BIGresearch and Artafact’s blog:
“..AIG is getting
more money. That is putting good money after bad in my book. One bailout to a
customer I say!”
“Now is the perfect time to begin re-manufacturing in the USA. The economy is
already depressed which means salaries and other associated expenses are down.”
“It’s great to
be able to buy stock while prices are down, but when your husband gets laid off
in October, and it’s March and he can't even get an interview, it’s the last
thing on your mind!”
“We are hearing from the bloggers that they clearly do not
agree with the bailouts,” said Linda Stegeman, President of Artafact. “In
addition, the clock is ticking for how long they are willing to wait to see
results from the Stimulus Bill and trust is still a big issue among Americans.”
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About American Pulse™
The American
Pulse™ Survey is collected online by BIGresearch every
month exclusively utilizing Survey Sampling International’s (SSI) U.S. panel
covering topics such as politics, pop culture and the economy. Over 4,000
respondents participate, providing greater insights into how Americans really
feel about issues they currently face. The use of the online blog as a listening
post to develop the questions posed in the monthly American Pulse survey is a
very effective use of both online qualitative and quantitative research.
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About Artafact
For researchers
who need a quick and easy solution for conducting online focus groups, Artafact
is a virtual focus group facility that replicates a traditional focus group in a
collaborative online environment. Artafact bulletin boards support consumer
generated content, allowing respondents to create and manage discussion
threads. More information is available at
www.artafact.com.
About Survey Sampling International (SSI)
Survey Sampling International is the premier global provider of
sampling solutions for survey research. SSI offers access to more than 6 million
consumer and business-to-business research respondents in 54 countries via
Internet, telephone, and mobile. Additional client services include custom
profiling, survey programming and hosting, data processing, sampling consulting,
and survey optimization. SSI serves more than 1,800 marketing research clients,
including nearly three-quarters of the top researchers worldwide. Founded in
1977, SSI has an international staff of 400 people representing 50 countries and
36 languages. The company is based in Shelton, CT with 14 additional offices
worldwide.
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