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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (149479)	9/23/2008 3:08:14 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Well, my guess is that the public is close to 75% against this whole idea. Maybe 75% against, 5% for, and 20% "don't know." We'll see. I am always wrong on political issues. I thought Giuliani would get the Republican nomination because he knew how to run something.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (149479)	9/23/2008 3:12:51 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- As the White House and Congress hammer out the details of a rescue plan for embattled financial institutions, Americans worry that it may reward bad behavior but they also fear that doing nothing may hurt the economy, according to a poll released Tuesday. In a CNN/Opinion Research poll, 79% of 1,020 respondents said they were worried that the economy could get worse if the government takes no action. However, 77% also said they believed that a government bail-out would benefit those responsible for the economic downturn in the first place. The poll was taken on Sept. 19-21 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The Bush administration, under the guidance of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, has proposed that the federal government buy up approximately $700 billion in problematic assets from financial institutions in order to give them the liquidity they need to stay afloat.