Americans View Democratic Economic Proposals to Combat Rising Costs As Effective
Wednesday, January 12, 2022Rising costs remain a top concern for Americans and pessimism about the economy remains very high, but intensity of concern is declining.
Rising costs remain a top concern for Americans and pessimism about the economy remains very high, but intensity of concern is declining.
President Biden and the Democratic Party are seen as more trusted than the Republican Party on a wide range of issues related to education.
Progressive messaging that acknowledges the pain point of inflation when selling their economic agenda is more effective than not doing so.
As nearly seven in ten Americans express concern about the Omicron variant, similar shares support a variety of pandemic mitigation measures.
Significant majorities of Americans continue to support both the stimulus checks sent out earlier this year and the Build Back Better agenda.
Nearly two in three Americans support the new bipartisan infrastructure law President Biden signed into law.
Undecided voters express deep pessimism about the state of the economy and political division, but see some positive signs of recovery.
Most Americans still see rising costs as a “major crisis,” but two in three view corporate greed as a convincing explanation for inflation.
The positive news Americans have heard about Biden lately center on infrastructure, his handling of the pandemic, and climate change.
Two in three Americans support each provision of the Build Back Better Act as 60 percent say its passage is urgent.