National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted January 8-9, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Looking back, was it a good idea or a bad idea for the federal government to provide bailout funding for banks and other financial institutions?

30% Good idea
56% Bad idea
14% Not sure

2* Okay, was it a good idea or a bad idea for the federal government to provide bailout funding for General Motors and Chrysler?

32% Good idea
58% Bad idea
11% Not sure

3* Did the bailout funding help or hurt the economy in the short-term?

38% Help
35% Hurt

20% It had no impact
7% Not sure

4* Will the bailout funding help or hurt the economy in the long-term?

27% Help
54% Hurt

8% It had no impact
11% Not sure

5* How likely is it that taxpayers will receive their money back from the bailout financing?

10% Very likely
26% Somewhat likely

38% Not very likely
22% Not at all likely
3% Not sure

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