I had thought about this myself….but I found the answers in this poll a bit humorous, especially the blaming of McCain and Obama.
I bet you have an opinion on this….but how does yours measure up to what others think? How does your opinion match up with the poll’s answers?
This is a poll taken by Harris Interactive.
“How much do you think each of the following are to blame for the country’s economic and financial crisis?”
Base: All adults
|
A lot |
Some |
Not too much |
Not at all |
Not at all sure |
||
| Banks and lending institutions that sold mortgages to people who could not afford them |
% |
76 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Home buyers who took on mortgages they could not afford |
% |
58 |
25 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
| Wall Street |
% |
57 |
28 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
| Big Business |
% |
55 |
26 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
| Congress |
% |
51 |
35 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
| President Bush |
% |
48 |
28 |
12 |
5 |
7 |
| The budget and trade deficit |
% |
47 |
33 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
| The very rich |
% |
39 |
30 |
14 |
8 |
8 |
| The Republicans |
% |
36 |
34 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
| The Democrats |
% |
26 |
34 |
19 |
9 |
12 |
| Other countries |
% |
17 |
38 |
24 |
10 |
12 |
| President Clinton |
% |
16 |
26 |
21 |
26 |
11 |
| Senator McCain |
% |
12 |
29 |
27 |
19 |
14 |
| President Obama |
% |
11 |
22 |
27 |
26 |
14 |