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Public Kauffman Economic Outlook - 2010 Q1

Core questions

Thank you for participating in the survey. There are 17 substantive questions, all are optional, and individual replies will be kept anonymous.
1.How do you assess the overall condition of the U.S. economy right now?
Strong and growing
Strong with uncertain growth
Mixed
Facing recession
Weak and recessing
N/A
Select One
2.Is the U.S. economy doing better or worse than official government statistics show?
Better
Same
Worse
N/A
Select One
3.What are the prospects for the following over the next 3 years (in the U.S. unless stated otherwise)?



Increasing strongly
Increasing
About the same
Decreasing
Decreasing strongly
Don't Know / Not Applicable
Competitiveness
Inflation
GDP per capita
Interest rates (real)
Income inequality
Stock market
Manufacturing
Budget deficit
Trade deficit
Global output
Poverty
Employment
4.Is the U.S. federal government too involved in the U.S. economy?
Yes
Mixed / about right
No
N/A
Select One
5.The U.S. federal government should ... (select 1 or more)
6.How should the U.S. federal government tax each of the following: more, the same, or less?
More
Same
Less
Don't Know / NA
Carbon
Consumption
Gasoline
Corporate Income
Payrolls
Individual income
Foreign imports
7.Should the structure of federal tax rates be flatter, about the same, or more progressive?
8.How do you grade the performance of the following organizations and institutions? (A = best, F = fail)
A
B
C
D
F
N/A
U.S. Congress
U.S. business community
Wall Street firms
World Bank / IMF
U.S. Federal Reserve
CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs
European Central Bank
9.What is your sense of the conditions that exist for the following:
Very Good
Good
Fair
Bad
Very Bad
N/A
Entrepreneurs
Venture capital
Angel capital
Bank lending to businesses
Bank lending to individuals
Small businesses
10.How Important is each of the following for the health of the U.S. Economy?
Very important (beneficial)
Somewhat important
Unimportant
Don't Know / NA
Big Business
Education
Entrepreneurs
Free Trade
Innovation
Labor Unions
Manufacturing
11.Which of these regions/countries will be an economic superpower in 2030? (check 1 or more)
50%