Poll: Public Supports Aid To Homeowners

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CBS News

Americans are making clear distinctions between the Obama Administration’s proposals to assist various sectors of the economy, according to a new CBS News poll.

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Specifically, when it comes to the government providing financial assistance to homeowners, 71 percent of Americans approve while 25 percent disapprove. Fifty-seven percent say government help to homeowners is necessary and fifty-five percent say they are relieved that homeowners are getting assistance.

On the other side, 36 percent say the housing market would improve without assistance and an identical percentage say that they are resentful of homeowners getting aid.

Americans do not believe that banks and automakers need government assistance. Forty-eight percent thinks banks will recover without it, and 58 percent say the same about the automakers. Forty-eight percent are likewise resentful of the aid to the banks, and 45 percent are resentful of the automaker aid.

Just 37 percent of Americans say they support additional money to the banks, and less than half of that - 18 percent - say they support additional aid to automakers.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/17/opinion/polls/main4872631.shtml?tag=topStory;topStoryHeadline

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[GinaMaria]

1. So at best Santelli's teabaggers are 25%

that's at best and being incredibly generous... yet how much air time did they get?

This is an awesome number to see and supports what a lot of us have been hoping for, that we the people will stick by each other and lend a hand when we can. This is uplifting news.

[Iris]

2. "how much air time do they get" - good question. I was just thinking the 25% seems to be the

loudest, dumbest, and meanest.