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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
Manufacturing
Trade deficit
Interest rates (real)
Inflation
Poverty
Global output
Competitiveness
Employment
Income inequality
GDP per capita
Stock market
Budget deficit
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
Individual income
Gasoline
Foreign imports
Carbon
Corporate Income
Payrolls
Consumption
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
European Central Bank
U.S. Congress
U.S. business community
U.S. Federal Reserve
Wall Street firms
CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs
World Bank / IMF
9.What is your sense of the conditions that exist for the following:
Very Good
Good
Fair
Bad
Very Bad
N/A
Angel capital
Small businesses
Venture capital
Bank lending to individuals
Entrepreneurs
Bank lending to 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%