The Government & The Economy

Survey of 1,000 Adults

April 5-6, 2008

1* We’re just about finished… is the federal government doing enough to address the troubled economy?

19% Yes

63% No

17% Not sure

2* Should the federal government increase or decrease its regulation of the financial markets?

32% Increase

22% Decrease

19% Neither

27% Not sure

3* Should the federal government increase or decrease its regulation of the mortgage industry?

45% Increase

24% Decrease

14% Neither

17% Not sure

4* Should the federal government make it harder for foreign companies to sell their products in the United States?

57% Yes

27% No

16% Not sure

5* If the federal government was able to stop illegal immigration, would that help or hurt the economy?

56% Help

25% Hurt

12% Neither

8% Not sure

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