Report: 700 billion

10/15/08

Number of Poll submissions: 5556

  1. Congress and President Bush approved a government program that would spend up to $700 billion to provide assistance to banks and other large financial institutions. Based on what you have read or heard about the bill, do you favor or oppose it?
    Favor
    331
    Oppose
    4544
    Unsure
    678
  2. Do you think the new program that Congress and the president approved will or will not prevent the economy from going into a deep recession?
    Will Prevent
    262
    Will Not Prevent
    5290
  3. Do you think the country's current financial situation is a crisis, a serious problem but not a crisis, a problem but not serious one, or not much of a problem at all?
    Crisis
    3637
    Serious Problem
    1677
    Problem, But Not Serious
    169
    Not a Problem
    29
    Unsure
    42
  4. How confident are you that the federal government's efforts will prevent the country's current financial situation from getting worse?
    Very Confident
    28
    Somewhat Confident
    275
    Not So Confident
    1451
    Not at All Confident
    3705
    Unsure
    95
  5. How important is it to you that any government plan to deal with the financial problems set limits on compensation for executives at corporations that participate in the plan?
    Very Important
    5057
    Somewhat Important
    276
    Not Too Important
    87
    Not Important at All
    102
    Unsure
    31
  6. Do you think the federal government regulates business too much or too little these days?
    Too Much
    446
    Too Little
    4072
    Right Amount
    58
    Depends
    801
    Unsure
    176
  7. In considering the financial difficulties of Wall Street, do you feel that it is a bad situation, but the worst is behind us, or do you think the problem may get worse in the future?
    Worst Behind Us
    162
    May Get Worse
    5088
    Unsure
    303
  8. Do you think your federal income taxes will or will not be increased as part of a government solution to deal with the problems on Wall Street?
    Will Be Increased
    4099
    Will Not Be Increases
    444
    Unsure
    1009
  9. Who do you think deserves the most blame for the current financial situation?
    President Bush
    2828
    Wall Street financial institutions and banks
    3694
    Federal Government
    2179
    Congress
    2196
    People/homeowners who borrowed too much
    1085
    Greed
    2930
    Bill Clinton
    657
    Other
    434
    Unsure
    36