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January 2010

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January 25, 2010

Americans Support Obama Plan to Tax Bailed-Out Banks

Most Americans favor the new effort by President Obama to recover the bailout money by taxing the nation’s largest banks. However, most only want the banks who received bailouts to pay the tax and think that other bailed-out institutions like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac also should be taxed.

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January 11, 2010

Most Voters Still Say Bailouts Were a Bad Idea

Looking back, most U.S. voters still don't approve of the government bailouts of the financial industry and troubled automakers General Motors and Chrysler.