80% say bail-outs benefited Wall Street more than the tax payer. Suprise?

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/federal_bailout/july_2009/80_say_wall_street_not_taxpayers_benefited_more_from_bailout_as_goldman_sachs_announces_record_profit

Eighty percent (80%) of Americans now say Wall Street benefited more from the bailout of the financial industry than the average U.S. taxpayer. 

Only eight percent (8%) of adults say the taxpayer benefited more, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twelve percent (12%) are not sure. 

This marks a notable increase in skepticism from October when 63% saw Wall Street as the chief beneficiary as the first bailout of the financial industry was working its way through Congress. In February when the Obama administration announced another bank bailout plan, 67% said Wall Street would benefit more than taxpayers.

Timmmay! · Accepted Answer

No surprise here.  With all the back-door deals that were going down.  It was a matter of foreknowledge for me.  It's too bad the dumbasses of America don't notice it.  If they knew, they'd be outraged.

Anonymous · Answer

Bailouts ? You mean bailout < singular>, there was only one that I'm a aware of. God bless. 

@ Rhoda above : A little information for you, Obama, John McCain and every Democrat in the congress voted for Bush's bailout. The Republicans in congress were the only ones who resisted it.

Anonymous · Answer

Obama and his Wall Street buddy Geithner are giving away all our tax dollars to these firms, and in the process are firmly establishing "American Socialism" via the precedent of government control of business.  

It makes me sick...  (and yeah, Bush/Bernanke/Paulson came up with the plan, but Obama has been in office for six months so he owns this economy and the bailouts).

Anonymous · Answer

No
Bush's and Obama's together was engineered by Wall Street/Federal Reserve.Those guys aren't much different from a Sicilian Mafia.

Anonymous · Answer

ya think,another rape of the sheep...so what's new....you aint seen nuttin yet,should health care and cap & trade pass it will be the start of slavery.care to stop it ! http://912dc.org   http://resistnet.com   last chance kiddies before the masters really take over.

Anonymous · Answer

you will never get a liberal to admit this.  just like BHO's approval rating at 56% right now......real clear politics takes an average of ALL polls.

Anonymous · Answer

Being they got the cash sounds about right

? · Answer

That Wall St. bailout was Bush's my friend.

Anonymous · Answer

rasmussenreports.com is not a source. Donald Duck would be more reliable.

Anonymous · Answer

yep the money keeps flowing thanks to Obamas secret corporate ties

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80% say bail-outs benefited Wall Street more than the tax payer. Suprise?

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