Toplines - Mortgage Bailout - February 21-22, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted February 21-22, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Would you favor or oppose a plan for the federal government to pay off up to $100,000 of the mortgage balance owed by every single homeowner in America?

33% Favor
51% Oppose
16% Not sure

2* Okay… Would you favor or oppose a plan for the federal government to pay off a portion of the mortgages only for people who can’t afford their current mortgage payments?

32% Favor
53% Oppose
15% Not sure

3* Some people say that having the government subsidize mortgage payments for financially troubled homeowners puts the government in the position of rewarding bad behavior. Is the government rewarding bad behavior when it provides subsidies to those who are most at risk of losing their homes?

55% Yes, the government is rewarding bad behavior
32% No
14% Not sure

4* To help people who can’t afford to make their mortgage payments, would you be willing to pay higher taxes?

14% Yes
76% No
10% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence