Results from recent Online Poll questions:
Will President Obama succeed in passing the "Buffett Rule"?
YES: 43% NO: 57%
Will the Euro zone debt crisis negatively affect the US economic recovery?
YES: 90% NO: 10%
Are you delaying major purchases because of uncertainty about the economy?
YES: 60% NO: 40%
Are the US and Europe headed for double-dip recessions?
YES: 74% NO: 26%
Can the US solve its debt problem without increased federal revenue?
YES: 17% NO: 83%
Should Rupert Murdoch take the blame for the News Corporation phone-hacking scandal and resign as chairman and CEO?
YES: 70% No: 30%
Is your company doing enough to help minimize climate change?
YES: 49% No: 51%
With vacation season approaching, do you plan to take your full allotment of annual time off?
YES: 59% No: 41%
Have you bought an iPad or similar tablet device for work-related use?
YES: 38% No: 62%
Have high gas prices changed the way your company does business?
YES: 57% No: 43%
Should business urge Congress to raise the national debt ceiling?
YES: 47% No: 53%
Does the U.S. need a national strategy to boost manufacturing competitiveness?
YES: 80% No: 20%
Will proposed federal budget cuts stall a U.S. economic recovery?
YES: 53% NO: 47%
Will the economy grow 3 percent or more in 2011?
YES: 60% No: 40%
Has your company developed a social-media strategy to attract and retain customers?
YES: 50% No: 50%
Will it be good for U.S. business if challengers win big in U.S. mid-term elections?
YES: 52% NO: 48%
Should the United States abolish taxes imposed on corporate profits earned abroad?
YES: 52% NO: 48%
Should Congress enact a carbon tax to boost demand for green energy?
YES: 55% NO: 45%
In your business career, have you come across corruption?
YES: 70% NO: 30%
Should Congress approve a proposed increase in the income tax rate paid by hedge fund and private equity managers from 15 percent to 30 percent?
YES: 62% NO: 38%
Would tough federal regulation of financial derivatives stymie capital markets and impede innovation?
YES: 37% NO: 63%
Does President Obama's recent proposal to rein in big banks go too far?
YES: 42% NO: 58%
Will your organization increase its workforce in the next six months?
YES: 51% NO: 49%
