National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 26-27, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Are some banks too big to be allowed to fail?

28% Yes

50% No

21% Not sure

2* If a bank is considered too big to fail, should the government break up the bank into a series of smaller companies?

43% Yes

34% No

23% Not sure

3*What is the best approach to dealing with very large banks—should they face extra government regulation, be broken into smaller companies, or be treated like all other banks?

29% Should face extra government regulation

17% Should be broken into smaller companies

49% Should be treated like all other banks

6% Not Sure

4* Generally speaking, if a bank is failing, is it better for the economy for the government to let it go out of business, or is it better for the government to bail it out to keep it in business?

64% Government to let it go out of business

20% Government to bail it out

16% Not sure

5* Should bank companies be allowed to own banks in more than one state?

61% Yes

19% No

19% Not sure

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