68% Believe U.S. Economy in Recession

[Peter Pan]

68% Believe U.S. Economy in Recession


Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures the economic confidence of consumers on a daily basis, slipped another half point today to 77.0. That’s up two points from a week ago, but down six from a month ago and down 16 from the highest mark of 2011.

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans believe the U.S. economy is in a recession.

After rising steadily from the summer of 2010 to reach a two-year high in January, 2011, consumer confidence began to slip in February. So far in March, every single daily reading of the Consumer Index has been lower than the February average.

After falling five points on Friday, the Rasmussen Investor Index gained four points today. At 88.6, investor confidence is 17 points below the high-water mark for 2011. Still, 58% of investors say that their investment portfolio is worth more today than it was a year ago.

The housing market continues to struggle. Just 19% of homeowners believe the value of their home will increase over the next year. Thirty percent (30%) expect their home value to decline. Pessimism is growing about the longer-term outlook as well. Fewer than half of all homeowners believe their home value will improve over the next five years.

Sixty percent (60%) of Americans believe that recent events in Japan will have a negative impact on the U.S. economy.

Detailed supplemental information, including the month-by-month trend data, is available for Platinum Members.

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The Rasmussen Consumer Index and Investor Indexes are derived from nightly telephone surveys of 500 adults and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. The baseline for the Index was established at 100.0 in October 2001. Readings above 100.0 indicate that confidence is higher than in the baseline month. Detailed supplemental information is available for Platinum Members. Historical data for the Consumer and Investor indexes as well as attitudes about the economy and personal finances are also available to Platinum Members.

Great news to have will in Rio on vacation and a new war to fight, a issue in Japan all is peachy

[Exotix]

Post the seafive Rasmussen graph please ...

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by Exotix

Post the seafive Rasmussen graph please ...

Again diversion, do not frequent this section on the other forum, go pound sand and find your own graphs and you do not like the numbers?

[Exotix]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

Again diversion, do not frequent this section on the other forum, go pound sand and find your own graphs

Seriously, seafive pays Rasmussen to get the graphs ... you have pay to be a platinum member to get it ...

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by Exotix

Seriously, seafive pays Rasmussen to get the graphs ... you have pay to be a platinum member to get it ...

I do not need them, Mr Expert on Diversion, the facts are out there in print I do not need pictures, you can become a platinum member so you can post them

[Exotix]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

I do not need them, Mr Expert on Diversion, the facts are out there in print I do not need pictures, you can become a platinum member so you can post them

Ask your buddy seafive for the graph then ... he'll probably charge you since he's a freak'n miser ...

[Z06PDQ]

and what's the % that believe Obammy is a Mooslim? or how many believe we didn't walk on the moon?

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Z06PDQ

and what's the % that believe Obammy is a Mooslim? or how many believe we didn't walk on the moon?

And what's the percentage that believe we should raise taxes on the wealthiest people?

We don't run the country based on polls that can be manipulated to make them say whatever you want them to say.

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by Exotix

Ask your buddy seafive for the graph then ... he'll probably charge you since he's a freak'n miser ...

Do not know him, but you seem to so pound some sand and post away, numbers are fine for me.

Originally Posted by Z06PDQ

and what's the % that believe Obammy is a Mooslim? or how many believe we didn't walk on the moon?

I do not know but you must so post up

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

And what's the percentage that believe we should raise taxes on the wealthiest people?

We don't run the country based on polls that can be manipulated to make them say whatever you want them to say.

You must have the numbers so post them up on raising taxes and seems Americans are worried at the moment about the nations economy in quite a few numbers

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

Do not know him, but you seem to so pound some sand and post away, numbers are fine for me.



I do not know but you must so post up



You must have the numbers so post them up on raising taxes and seems Americans are worried at the moment about the nations economy in quite a few numbers

Suddenly Mr. Poll has no numbers. Thought so. Keep dancing.

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Suddenly Mr. Poll has no numbers. Thought so. Keep dancing.

You libs are all masters of diversion

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

You libs are all masters of diversion

I'm not a liberal. Your labels mean nothing here. I think abortion is murder and i think i have the right to own a stealth bomber with armed nuclear weapons on board. That sound liberal enough for you?

I was a registered republican from 1971 to 1996. I belong to no political party, and drink no cable news kool-aid.

The last main stream presidential candidate I voted for was Gerald Ford.


Back to the thread subject - ask those people in the poll ypu quoted what the definition of recession is. I guarantee the percentage with the correct answer will be in the single digit range. Asking the general public about economics is about as useful as asking welders about brain surgery.

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

You libs are all masters of diversion

Oh, and by the way, I see you've still got no numbers. You were asked several questions and won't answer. You are the diversion master.

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Oh, and by the way, I see you've still got no numbers. You were asked several questions and won't answer. You are the diversion master.

I posted the numbers, no diversion there, they wanted graphs from seafive, I do not know who he is and I do not post in this section on the other forum.

You post like a lib and call them how I seem them, mostly libs on this board, seems most of the ones from the other forum come in here rarely

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

I posted the numbers, no diversion there, they wanted graphs from seafive, I do not know who he is and I do not post in this section on the other forum.

You post like a lib and call them how I seem them, mostly libs on this board, seems most of the ones from the other forum come in here rarely

Your definition of a liberal is someone who does not agree with you and Fox news 100% of the time. Most people in this country don't pick left or right sides. They are centrists and their views often go towards the left or right depending on the issue at hand. The extremists on the left and right are sheep who follow a doctrine instead of having the intelligence to educate themselves with an open mind and weigh in on each issue with a well informed opinion. You and I will agree on some things, and won't agree on others.

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Your definition of a liberal is someone who does not agree with you and Fox news 100% of the time. Most people in this country don't pick left or right sides. They are centrists and their views often go towards the left or right depending on the issue at hand. The extremists on the left and right are sheep who follow a doctrine instead of having the intelligence to educate themselves with an open mind and weigh in on each issue with a well informed opinion. You and I will agree on some things, and won't agree on others.

I can live with that and I watch more than just the news channel you post about and I also get the local lib newspaper daily to be able to read the lib side and any other news channel than the one you posted about to get the lib side. I do that and do not like the direction we are headed, if this board was available when Bush was president, when I joined the other forum as I do not go to this section there you would see that I was not on board with all of Bush (I do live in Texas where he is from).

I can tell you the direction we are going with spending has me worried, we can not tax ourselfs enough to make up for Obama's spending. We got to cut spending and tax the 47% that pay no federal income taxes that are not in poverty

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

68% Believe U.S. Economy in Recession


Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures the economic confidence of consumers on a daily basis, slipped another half point today to 77.0. That’s up two points from a week ago, but down six from a month ago and down 16 from the highest mark of 2011.

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans believe the U.S. economy is in a recession.

After rising steadily from the summer of 2010 to reach a two-year high in January, 2011, consumer confidence began to slip in February. So far in March, every single daily reading of the Consumer Index has been lower than the February average.

After falling five points on Friday, the Rasmussen Investor Index gained four points today. At 88.6, investor confidence is 17 points below the high-water mark for 2011. Still, 58% of investors say that their investment portfolio is worth more today than it was a year ago.

The housing market continues to struggle. Just 19% of homeowners believe the value of their home will increase over the next year. Thirty percent (30%) expect their home value to decline. Pessimism is growing about the longer-term outlook as well. Fewer than half of all homeowners believe their home value will improve over the next five years.

Sixty percent (60%) of Americans believe that recent events in Japan will have a negative impact on the U.S. economy.

Detailed supplemental information, including the month-by-month trend data, is available for Platinum Members.

(Want a free daily e-mail update ? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook.

The Rasmussen Consumer Index and Investor Indexes are derived from nightly telephone surveys of 500 adults and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. The baseline for the Index was established at 100.0 in October 2001. Readings above 100.0 indicate that confidence is higher than in the baseline month. Detailed supplemental information is available for Platinum Members. Historical data for the Consumer and Investor indexes as well as attitudes about the economy and personal finances are also available to Platinum Members.

Great news to have will in Rio on vacation and a new war to fight, a issue in Japan all is peachy

These 68% are awakening from a two year sleep.

Everyone I know who owns. Business, big or small, say last year was a record year for them.

I guess they are all liars.

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

These 68% are awakening from a two year sleep.

Everyone I know who owns. Business, big or small, say last year was a record year for them.

I guess they are all liars.

If it was a record year the tax receipts to the treasury would show this, why then are the deficts going up if business is that great? You again are a master of diversion with no facts to back up your BS statements of a mighty keyboard

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

If it was a record year the tax receipts to the treasury would show this, why then are the deficts going up if business is that great? You again are a master of diversion with no facts to back up your BS statements of a mighty keyboard

Wrong, if it was a record year, my Bank Account shows this.

See the difference?

It's about me, you and the next guy.

Not what Fox News tells you.

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

These 68% are awakening from a two year sleep.

Everyone I know who owns. Business, big or small, say last year was a record year for them.

I guess they are all liars.

YOU are full of shit, that goes directly against my wife's experiences as a book keeper for many small businesses here in the Jax Florida region.....

and it's not just real estate either, add that one in and it's a full blown depression, no shit.....dunno where in hell you get your stats from, but it's typical of a liberal to lie like that.....when their man is in office.....