What has Americans so fired up?

1. Special Report: Inflation, Unemployment & Gas Prices American Pulse™, Apr-2011 5,207 respondents participated in the 1st April American Pulse conducted 4/11-4/13/2011. Margin of error is +/- 1.4%. BIGresearch® 450 W. Wilson Bridge Rd. Suite 370 Worthington, OH 43085 Ph: 614-846-0146 © 2011, Prosper®

2. Americans Are Well Aware That Prices of Everyday Items are Going Up… Source: American Pulse™, Apr-2011, N=5207 © 2011, Prosper®

3. But Their Wages Aren’t Rising to Meet Higher Costs. Source: American Pulse™, Apr-2011, N=5207 © 2011, Prosper®

5. Doesn’t include underemployed or those who have dropped out of the labor pool

6. With majority predicting more of the same, this remains a pretty bleak outlookSource: BIGresearch® Consumer Intentions & Actions® Survey, Apr-2011 © 2011, Prosper®

7. Americans Look to Unemployment Rate as Indicator of Improvement in Labor Market Source: American Pulse™, Apr-2011, N=5207 © 2011, Prosper®

8. Overwhelming Majority Says Raises & Bonuses for CEOs are Greedy Source: American Pulse™, Apr-2011, N=5207 © 2011, Prosper®

9. Gas Prices To Hit 5 Bucks by Memorial Day??? Source: American Pulse™, Apr-2011, N=5207 © 2011, Prosper®

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