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Toplines - Federal Bailout - September 21, 2008
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Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters 1* How
closely have you followed news stories about a proposal for the federal
government to bail out the nation’s financial system by purchasing up to $700
billion in assets from finance companies? 44% Very
closely 38% Somewhat closely 13% Not
very closely 3% Not at all 2% Not sure 2* How
confident are you that you understand what has caused the economic crunch on
Wall Street and what the federal government’s rescue plan would do about it? 23% Very
confident 42% Somewhat confident 23% Not
very confident 7% Not at all confident 6% Not sure 3* Do you
favor or oppose the proposal for the federal government to purchase up to $700
billion in assets from finance companies? 28% Favor 37% Oppose 35% Not
sure 4* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very
unfavorable opinion of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson? 7% Very favorable 31% Somewhat favorable 30% Somewhat unfavorable 11% Very
unfavorable 21% Not
sure 5* Do you own $5,000 or more in stocks, bonds or mutual funds?
62% Yes 32% No 6% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |