Polling results from Rasmussen Reports and Gallup on: President Obama’s performance, how ethical is President Obama compared to others, Congressional performance, Federal Income Tax vs Federal Sales Tax, Tim Geithner’s performance, State of the economy, Additional regulation of banks, Confidence in the U.S. Banking Industry, Health Care Reform – Obama Care, Global Warming – who is at fault, Tiger Wood’s apology, Off Shore Oil Drilling, Who will win the Super Bowl, and more…

Politics
38% State they see President Obama as less ethical than most politians
41% STRONGLY Disapprove of how President Obama is performing his presidential duties (26% STRONGLY Approve)
69% of Americans disapprove of the how Congress is performing its duties
66% Favor smaller government with fewer services and lower taxes
44% State they would vote Republican in a generic Congressional ballot (37% State they would vote for the Democratic candidate)
63% State the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction (30% disagree)
63% Oppose a national sales tax to help cover Federal spending (24% Favor)
24% Believe it is somewhat likely that the government would reduce the Federal Income tax if it imposed a national sales tax
51% of Republicans favor replacing the Federal Income Tax with a national sales tax (29% of Republicans are opposed to the idea)

Economics & Business
42% Rate Tim Geithner’s performance as poor
70% State they would favor an audit of the Federal Reserve
60% State the economy is getting worse (35% Better)
48% Rate the economy as poor (10% as Good or Excellent)
52% Oppose further regulations of the U.S. financial system – this is up from 47% in June (28% favor additional oversight by government, 20% are unsure)
77% of Republicans oppose further regulations of the financial system (45% of independents oppose further regulation, 36% of Democrats oppose further regulations, 42% of Democrats favor additional regulations)
44% Oppose the creation of a new agency to regulate banks, mortgage lenders and credit cards is a good idea (41% Support, 15% are unsure)
68% of Republicans oppose the creation of a new consumer protection agency (55% of Democrats support the idea)
46% State the Federal Government is more concerned, generally speaking, with making Wall Street Firms profitable than making sure the financial systems works well for all Americans (28% Believe it is concerned in making it work well for all Americans, 25% are not sure what the government has in mind)
50% of Americans state that the interest rates on their credit cards have been raised.
50% of Americans state they fear additional regulation by Congress on the Credit Card industry will result in making it harder for some to get credit.
50% of Americans state they still lack confidence in the U.S. Banking industry
39% State they are giving less to charity this year (12% giving more)
59% Believe the average government worker earns more than the average taxpayer

Health Care Reform
56% Oppose President Obama’s and Congressional Democrat’s current Health Care Reform legislation (40% Support it)
34% State passing President Obama’s and Congressional Democrat’s current Health Care Reform legislation is better than passing nothing
52% Oppose a national sales tax to cover the cost of Health Care Reform (44% Favor the idea)
65% of Democrats favor a national sales tax if used to pay for health care reform (31% of independents support the idea under the same conditions, 75% of Republicans oppose the idea)

Energy & Global Warming
71% State stimulating the economy to create more jobs is a higher priority than Global Warming for U.S. leaders
60% of voters believe it is somewhat likely that gas & oil prices would go down if the U.S. allowed offshore drilling
65% Favor tax incentives to help develop Solar power, Wind power and new conservation programs – down by 12% since September (26% Oppose such tax incentives)
44% of voters see a conflict between economic growth and protecting the environment (31% disagree, 25% are unsure)
75% State it is more important for the U.S. to find new sources of energy than for auto makers to produce more fuel efficient cars
50% of likely voters state Global Warming is caused by long-term planetary trends (34% state climate change is due primarily to man)
57% of voters continue to believe Global Warming is at least somewhat a serious issue.
48% of Americans do not believe the fate of the world hangs on U.N. action on Global Warming

The Rest
29% Expect the Colts to win the Superbowl
43% Believe Tiger Wood’s apologies are sincere
66% State they celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday
68% Favor allowing offshore oil drilling (20% oppose it)

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