Core questions

Thank you for participating in the survey. There are 17 substantive questions, all are optional, and individual replies will be kept anonymous.

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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

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2. Is the U.S. economy doing better or worse than official government statistics show?

  Better Same Worse N/A
Select One

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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
Global output
Trade deficit
Budget deficit
Manufacturing
Stock market
Poverty
Inflation
Interest rates (real)
GDP per capita
Employment
Income inequality

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4. Is the U.S. federal government too involved in the U.S. economy?

  Yes Mixed / about right No N/A
Select One

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5. The U.S. federal government should ... (select 1 or more)

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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
Corporate Income
Individual income
Gasoline
Payrolls
Consumption
Foreign imports
Carbon

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7. Should the structure of federal tax rates be flatter, about the same, or more progressive?

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8. How do you grade the performance of the following organizations and institutions? (A = best, F = fail)

  A B C D F N/A
CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs
U.S. Federal Reserve
U.S. Congress
U.S. business community
Wall Street firms
European Central Bank
World Bank / IMF

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9. What is your sense of the conditions that exist for the following:

  Very Good Good Fair Bad Very Bad N/A
Angel capital
Bank lending to individuals
Bank lending to businesses
Venture capital
Small businesses
Entrepreneurs

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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

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11. Which of these regions/countries will be an economic superpower in 2030? (check 1 or more)

 
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