Surveys and their results conducted with FedSmith.com readers
How do federal employees react to the job performance of President Obama after his first several months in office? One thing is very clear: There are very strong differences between those that approve of his performance and those that disapprove.
Are the tea parties held on April 15th a one-time event or will they have a most lasting impact on American politics? Most readers see a significant impact but there is a widely divergent view of the events and why they are important with comments ranging from “patriotic demonstrations” to “racist.”
The issue of domestic partner benefits is controversial as indicated by the comments sent in by our readers. But in our most recent survey, the outcome is different than it was last year.
Has the decline in the value of stocks–especially the decline in the value of the Thrift Savings Plan portfolios of many readers–caused a change in retirement plans? How are federal employees reacting to the drop in the value of their retirement investments? Last week’s survey shows there is an optimistic streak–along with the dashed hopes of some who are delaying retirement and hoping for the best.
Most Americans are concerned about the economy. Our readers work for the federal government (or used to) and their views on the likely success or failure of the stimulus spending package are presumably based on this knowledge and experience. In addition, much of the money in the new spending will be in their hands as they implement the decisions made by Congress and the Administration. What do readers think of the new spending proposals? Here are the results of the survey taken this week.
What do readers think about a total ban on smoking in federal buildings? There are plenty of strong opinions ranging from simmering resentment about smokers taking extra breaks to concerns about the lack of “smokers’ rights.” Here are the survey results.
We have occasionally asked readers for their opinions on the presidential election. Our reader preference generally follows national trends. Readers expressed a preference as the nominee for each party earlier this year. As the campaign progressed, each candidate has come out on top at different times. Here are the results of our last survey before the presidential election of 2008.
How will you vote in this year’s presidential election (or how did you vote if you have already voted)? Take this survey and send in your opinion. We will publish the results later this week.
For the first time in our survey of this year’s presidential election, Barack Obama moves ahead of John McCain in reader preference. Here is a quick summary along with the reasons underlying readers’ preferences.
Where does most of the blame reside for the current mortgage/credit crisis? What do readers think of the bailout plan and would they support such the bailout proposal? Here is a summary of the views of those responding to our survey this week.
