Questions - Federal Reserve Board and Conflict of Interest - May 24-25, 2012
57% Think Big Banks Have Too Much Influence Over Fed
38% View Federal Reserve Favorably, 49% Do Not
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted May 24-25, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Do you have a very favorable,
somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the
Federal Reserve?
2* Do you have a very favorable,
somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Ben
Bernanke?
3* Who has more control over the
direction of the economy - the Federal Reserve chairman, the president or
Congress?
4* Do big banks and other major
financial institutions have too much insider influence over the actions of the
Federal Reserve?
5*
A proposal has been made to prohibit those who work for or invest in companies
that can receive financial aid from the Federal Reserve from serving on the
Federal Reserve Board. Do you or agree with a proposal that would prohibit
these bankers from serving on the Fed Board?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
