Number of Poll submissions: 5556
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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