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Toplines - Bailouts - April 17-18, 2009

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Daily Snapshot

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 17-18, 2009

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?

26% Good idea

59% Bad idea

15% 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?


27% Good idea

60% Bad idea

12% Not sure

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

39% Help
36% Hurt

15% It had no impact

9% Not sure

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

29% Help
51% Hurt

6% It had no impact

14% Not sure

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