Posted on 07/11/2009 10:57:20 AM PDT by Jo Nuvark
Overall, do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama's job as president?
Overall, how would you rate Barack Obama's job as president - excellent, good, fair, and poor?
Overall, are you proud or ashamed to have Barack Obama as President of the United States?
Some members of congress have said we need to jump start the economy with a second stimulus package. Do you favor or oppose Congress passing a second stimulus package?
Overall, do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job as president?
Approve
Disapprove
Not sure
Overall, how would you rate Barack Obama’s job as president - excellent, good, fair, and poor?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Not sure
Overall, are you proud or ashamed to have Barack Obama as President of the United States?
Proud
Ashamed
Not sure
Some members of congress have said we need to jump start the economy with a second stimulus package. Do you favor or oppose Congress passing a second stimulus package?
Strongly favor
Somewhat favor
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Not sure
Would you vote for or against your congressman in the next election if they are in favor of a second stimulus package, or does it make no difference to your vote?
Vote for
Vote against
No difference
Not sure
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee has proposed a resolution honoring the late singer Michael Jackson as a “global humanitarian and a noted leader in the fight against worldwide hunger and medical crises” and celebrating him as an “accomplished contributor to the worlds of arts and entertainment.”. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has blocked this effort, saying that Michael was “a great performer,” but “A resolution, I think, would open up to contrary views that are not necessary at this time.” Do you agree or disagree that congress should issue a proclamation?
Agree, there should be a proclamation
Disagree, there should not be a proclamation
Not sure
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and supporters of Michael Jackson cite his accomplishments as a humanitarian and artist, saying these should be his legacy. Representative Peter T. King has said that Jackson “… was a pervert, a child molester, he was a pedophile.” Which do you believe should be Jackson’s lasting legacy?
His accomplishments as a humanitarian
His alleged history as a child molester
Both of them
Neither of them
Not sure
Finally, a few questions about national parks.
In general, do you think there is too much protection of the air, land, and water around America’s National Parks, not enough, or just the right amount?
Too much
Not enough
Just the right amount
Not sure
Would you say that more needs to be done to protect the air, land, and water around the Grand Canyon National Park, enough is being done, or too much is being done to protect the air, land, and water around the Grand Canyon National Park?
More needs to be done
Enough is being done
Too much is being done
Not sure
In the last three years, more than three thousand mining claims, to mine uranium, have been filed within a few miles of Grand Canyon National Park. Uranium is the mineral which is used in nuclear energy production and nuclear weapons. There is a proposal to stop future mining claims for uranium on publicly-owned lands near the National Park and limit mining to existing, proven sources. Do you support or oppose protecting public lands near Grand Canyon National Park by placing a limit on mining uranium to existing proven sources?
Support
Oppose
Not sure
Are you or is anyone in your household a member of a union?
Yes
No
Not sure
Refused
Are you a parent or guardian of a child under 17 who is living at home?
Yes
No
Refused
Which of the following best describes your marital status?
Married
Single, never married
Divorced/separated
Widowed
Civil union/domestic partnership
Not sure
Refused
Do you consider yourself to be mostly a resident of: your city or town, America, or the planet earth?
My city or town
America
The planet earth
Not sure/refused
Are you or is any member of your family a member of the Armed Forces?
Yes
No
Not sure
Refused
Do you consider yourself a NASCAR fan?
Yes
No
Not sure
Refused
How often do you attend church, mosque, synagogue or other place of worship?
More than once a week
About once a week
Once or twice a month
Only on religious holidays
Rarely
Never
Not sure
Refused
Would you consider yourself to be a member of the “investor class?”
Yes
No
Not sure
Refused
Are you currently or have you ever been a member of the National Rifle Association?
Currently a member of the NRA
Used to be a member of the NRA
Have never been a member of the NRA
Not sure
Refused
Did you not have to pay any taxes last year because your income level was below the threshold to pay taxes or because your tax deductions left you with no liability?
I did not have to pay taxes
I had to pay taxes
Not sure
Refused
Are you an officer of a company, no matter how small, or a partner or owner of a business?
Yes
No
Not sure
Refused
How often do you shop at Wal-Mart?
Every week
A few times a month
A couple times a year
Never
Other
Not sure
Refused
Do you currently have a valid passport?
Yes
No
Not sure
Refused
What is your zip code?
Range for each response is 0 to 99999.
Enter a value Refused
Which of the following best represents your household income last year before taxes?
Less than $25,000
$25,000-34,999
$35,000-49,999
$50,000-74,999
$75,000-$99,999
$100,000 or more
Refused
Are you male or female.
Male
Female
Refused
What the heck are these ... revised 2010 Census questions?
I hate to be picky, but there’s no link to the poll, something the rules require, unless this is a vanity post.
Sorry... http://www.zogby.com/blog/
Zogby asks these questions on every survey.
I always answer “refused”.
Yes
No
Not sure
Refused
I'd like to meet those people who are not sure whether or not they are officers of a company or business. That is, if they actually have their feet on the ground.
“I'd like to meet those people who are not sure whether or not they are officers of a company or business. That is, if they actually have their feet on the ground.”
I have a sole proprietorship. What is my wife's status?
sitetest
I did the survey also. I don’t remember how I got registered. This is the first new one in a couple of months. There should be a link somewhere on that site to become a “Zogby participant.”
Does she work in your business? If so, what is her job title?
She does not work in the business, and the business assigns her no job title.
What is her status vis-a-vis the business, which is a sole proprietorship that I established and list myself as the proprietor?
sitetest
ST,
Does your business have officers? In my experience, most sole proprietorships don’t. But when they do, the officers know who they are.
If you have made your wife an officer, I guess that’s a romantic thing to do. But keeping it a secret from her probably isnt.
My understanding is that “officers” of a sole proprietorship don't have the legal status of officers of a corporation. In a corporation, the title of “vice president,” for example, has a legal meaning. In a proprietorship, it's just a title.
But no, my wife has no title, no role in the business at all.
To make a long story short, the IRS sent me a notice about one of my other businesses. I called the IRS because they'd credited my account for monies that I didn't send them, and didn't owe (which is why they sent me the notice in the first place). I wanted to make sure that they figured out who really sent them the money and whose business account should be credited.
Anyway, the IRS had this LLC that we own listed as a partnership, when we had actually incorporated it as a stock company. The IRS lady got kind of hysterical and said that we'd filled out our taxes wrong and we'd better file amended returns.
So I called my accountant. Who told me that because my wife and I were the sole shareholders of the LLC, that for legal and tax purposes, it didn't matter if the IRS thought we were a partnership rather than a stock corporation. Because we're married and we file jointly, we're often treated as a single unit. This is so with our proprietorship, as well. My accountant told me that although the business is a SOLE proprietorship, my wife is also an owner.
I understand the reasoning, but previously didn't know that's how things were treated. My wife didn't realize, either, that she is an owner of the proprietorship.
So, it isn't impossible that folks might not be entirely clear about their ownership in a small business.
sitetest
Cool. Can we get away with that with the official census? ;-)
sole mia? ;>
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