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    Economic Pessimism Grows, Gas Prices Pinch

    Summary of Findings A summer’s worth of bad news, culminating with Hurricane Katrina, has taken a toll on the public’s mood, particularly when it comes to views of the economy and energy costs. The public’s economic expectations, while hardly robust in the spring, have grown much more negative. Nearly four-in-ten (37%) think economic conditions will […]

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    Economic Concerns Fueled by Many Woes

    Summary of Findings The public continues to be wary in its assessments of the health of the U.S. economy, despite recent improvement in some key economic indicators. Only about one-in-three Americans think the national economy is in good shape, and optimism about the future is markedly lower than it has been over the past three […]

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    Welfare Reform

    The Pew Forum has assembled a variety of resources on welfare reform, including reports, event transcripts and polling data. Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources | Advocacy Groups | Other Resources Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources Event Transcript: “With Ben Franklin’s Blessings: A Primer on “Faith-Based Initiatives” At a 2005 conference sponsored […]

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    Latino Labor Report, 2004

    Hispanic workers enjoyed significant gains in employment in 2004. But the concentration of Latinos in relatively low-skill occupations contributed to reduced earnings for them for the second year in a row.

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    Did the President Score on Social Security?

    President Bush’s proposals on Social Security resonate with the public opinion in some respects but are off key in others. The public is squarely with the president on the urgency of the issue. Pew Research Center polling in February found nearly three-quarters of Americans wanting action on fixing Social Security, either right away or in […]

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    Hispanics and the Social Security Debate

    Latinos have distinct demographic and economic characteristics that give them a unique stake in the debate over the future of Social Security.