POLL: 57% Have More Trust In Those In Congress Who Voted Against Bailouts

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Voters have opposed bailouts from the start. Most continue to believe they were the wrong thing to do and bad for the economy. Voters consistently opposed the bailouts from the start.

Fifty-six percent (56%) of all voters also agree with President Reagan’s declaration in his first inaugural address in 1980 that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” That’s little changed since October 2008 when the bailouts began. Most also shared Reagan’s view in late February 2009 following passage of the $787-billion economic stimulus plan.

Not surprisingly, the Political Class has major problems with Reagan’s assessment. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of the Political Class disagree with the notion that government is the problem. Among Mainstream voters on the other hand, 75% think Reagan was right.

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