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Ridgewood NJ,just a day after the nation celebrates a day honoring its military heroes, the importance of Memorial Day is rated higher than ever.
Continue reading Americans Say Memorial Day More Important Than Ever
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Ridgewood NJ, Voters remain concerned about high fuel prices and overwhelmingly support policies to increase U.S. oil and gas production.
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Ridgewood NJ, a majority of voters are worried that their government is spying on Americans – almost as much as they fear spying from foreigners.
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Ridgewood NJ, on Thursday April 19th ,Fox News’ agreed to an $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems is the largest publicly known defamation settlement in US history involving a media company.
Continue reading Despite Fox Settlement Most Voters Suspect Voter Fraud
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Ridgewood NJ, most American homeowners remain confident in the resale value of their homes.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 45% of American homeowners think the value of their home is likely to go up over the next year. That’s up from 40% last October. Sixteen percent (16%) now say the value of their home is more likely to go down – down from 22% in October – while 35% expect their home’s value to remain about the same. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Ridgewood NJ, while administration officials insist the rescue of Silicon Valley Bank is not a “bailout,” most voters think taxpayers will be on the hook and wealthy investors will benefit.
Continue reading Two-Thirds of Voters Expect SVB Bailout to Cost Taxpayers
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Phoenix Az, the razor-thin outcome of last year’s Arizona gubernatorial election has made most voters in the state suspicious of the result.
Continue reading Most Arizona Voters Believe ‘Irregularities’ Affected the Outcome of the Election
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Ridgewood NJ, a majority of voters agree with a Republican presidential candidate’s criticism of climate change as a “religion” that isn’t really about the climate at all.
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Ridgewood NJ, recent reports confirming that the COVID-19 virus probably came from a Chinese lab don’t surprise most voters, who suspect U.S. officials may have been involved in a cover-up.
Continue reading COVID-19 Cover-Up? 67% Not Surprised by Lab Leak Confirmation
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Ridgewood NJ, Crime has emerged as a major political issue, and voters overwhelmingly disagree with controversial “bail reform” measures that return criminals to the streets.
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Ridgewood NJ , Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the “disinflationary process” in the U.S. economy has begun, and said additional rate hikes will likely be necessary to bring inflation back to its 2% target.
Continue reading Inflation: Most Americans Still Expect Grocery Prices to Keep Rising
Brands have replaced purpose with pandering and consumers don’t like it
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Ridgewood NJ, what matters most in business? Quality, say Americans, who don’t care much for companies promoting political causes.
Continue reading ‘Get Woke, Go Broke’ Promoting Causes Doesn’t Help Business
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Washington DC, as President Joe Biden prepares to face off with House Republicans over the U.S. government’s debt ceiling, a majority of voters would rather have a government shutdown than to have Congress sign off on more spending.
Continue reading Debt Ceiling: 56% of Voters Prefer a Government Shutdown
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Ridgewood NJ, half of voters disapprove of the $1.7 trillion spending bill rammed through Congress last month, and a majority agree that it’s a “disaster” for America.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 76% of Likely U.S. Voters are concerned about the size of the U.S. national debt – now more than $31 trillion – including 53% who are Very Concerned. Only 21% are not concerned about the size of the debt. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Continue reading Voters Overwhelmingly Concerned About National Debt
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Ridgewood NJ, Most voters believe congressional elections are rigged to protect incumbents and nearly half think a group of people randomly selected from the phone book could do a better job addressing the nation’s problems than the current Congress.
