Everyone in DC is now calling their plan to fix the financial crisis a "rescue", not a "bail-out," but maybe they should have done the focus group first. Here's a surprising result from a poll of Bay Area adults who were asked the same question various different ways.
Q: The government may invest billions to try and keep financial institutions and markets secure. Do you think this is the right thing for the government to do? The wrong thing for the government to do? Or, do you not know enough to say?
A: Right Thing 39% Wrong Thing 37% Do Not Know Enough 24%Q: The government may spend billions to bail-out Wall Street. Do you think this is the right thing for the government to do? The wrong thing for the government to do? Or, do you not know enough to say?
A: Right Thing 40% Wrong Thing 42% Do Not Know Enough 18%
Q: The government may spend billions to rescue Wall Street. Do you think this is the right thing for the government to do? The wrong thing for the government to do? Or, do you not know enough to say?
A: Right Thing 34% Wrong Thing 46% Do Not Know Enough 20%
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