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National Poll: 79% Prefer Bailing Out the People Rather than the Bankers
For Immediate Release – October, 17, 2008 – Kevin Barrett for Congress
Contact:
Rolf Lindgren – Polling Director
608-279-5889, [email protected]
Dr. Kevin Barrett – Libertarian Party Candidate, Third Congressional District, Wisconsin
715-333-7319, [email protected]
www.barrettforcongress.us
79% of the registered voters in the United States believe it would be a better idea to spend $30 billion dollars to bail out most homeowners who can’t pay their mortgages, rather than to spend $700 billion to bail out bankers, according to a scientific poll released today. The poll was conducted by Voice Broadcasting, Inc. out of Arlington, Texas, and was commissioned by the Kevin Barrett for congress campaign. The poll was conducted on October 14 and 15, 2008.
The exact wording of the poll question was:
“It will cost the taxpayers more than 700 billion dollars to bail out the bankers. But for only 30 billion dollars, we could bail out most of the people who can't pay their mortgages. Who would you rather bail out, the bankers or the people?”
The statistical margin of error for the poll question was 3.7%.
Kevin Barrett says:
“This poll proves that the republicrats are out of touch with the people. It’s time to elect Libertarians, Independents, and Third party candidates to congress.”
Other Key Poll Findings
· 59% oppose the bailout.
· 33% believe that the World Trade Center was blown up with explosives or that an investigation should be conducted to find out.
· 76% favor term limits for the U.S. congress.
· 76% say that third party and independent candidates should be invited to televised presidential debates.
· 79% believe that ballot access should be made easier for third party and independent candidates.
· In a four-way poll of the major alternative candidates for president, Ralph Nader leads with 54%.
· Only 4% know that Philip Zelikow was the executive director of the 9/11 Commission.
· Only 17% appear to have heard of World Trade Center Building 7.
Complete Poll Results
Do you support the $700 billion dollar banker bailout?
Yes 41%
No 59% [Barrett’s position]
It will cost the taxpayers more than 700 billion dollars to bail out the bankers. But for only 30 billion dollars, we could bail out most of the people who can't pay their mortgages. Who would you rather bail out, the bankers or the people?
Bail out the bankers 21%
Bail out the people 79% [Barrett’s preference]
Do you support the 9/11 family members' call for a new, independent investigation of 9/11?
I support the call for a new investigation 29% [Barrett’s position]
I do not support the call for a new investigation 71%
Governor Jesse Ventura is a trained military demolitions expert. He and hundreds of engineers, scientists, and architects think the World Trade Center skyscrapers were probably taken down with explosives. Do you agree?
I agree that these were probably controlled demolitions 19% [Barrett’s position]
I disagree. These were not controlled demolitions 67%
I don't know, but we need an investigation to find out 14%
Where do you get most of your news from?
The Internet 12% [Barrett]
Radio, TV, magazines, or newspapers 88%
If the election for president of the United States were held today, and your choices were Libertarian party candidate Bob Barr, Green party candidate Cynthia McKinney, Cons ution party candidate Chuck Baldwin, or Independent candidate Ralph Nader, who would you vote for?
Libertarian party candidate Bob Barr 18% [Rolf Lindgren’s choice]
Green party candidate Cynthia McKinney 21% [Barrett’s choice]
Cons ution party candidate Chuck Baldwin 7%
Independent candidate Ralph Nader 54%
How many giant skyscrapers fell at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001?
One 5%
Two 65%
Three 17% [correct answer]
Four 13%
Do you favor term limits for members of the United States congress?
Yes 76% [Barrett’s position]
No 24%
Should medical marijuana be re-legalized?
Yes 53% [Barrett’s position]
No 47%
Should Third party or Independent candidates for president be invited to televised debates?
Yes 76% [Barrett’s position]
No 24%
Should ballot access be made easier for Third party or Independent candidates?
Yes 79% [Barrett’s position]
No 21%
Does the so-called war on drugs endanger civil liberties or our United States cons ution?
Yes 43% [Barrett’s position]
No 57%
Does the so-called war on terror endanger civil liberties or our United States cons ution?
Yes 39% [Barrett’s position]
No 61%
How many days went by before the 9/11 Commission was created?
4 days 2%
41 days 12%
441 days 25% [correct answer]
Don't know 61%
Who was the executive director of the 9/11 Commission?
Henry Kissinger 6%
Thomas Kean 27%
Philip Zelikow 4% [correct answer]
Don't know 63%
Polling Company:
Voice Broadcasting, Inc.
1527 S Cooper St.
Arlington, TX 76010
Telephone: 817-462-0717
Last edited by Galileo; 10-17-2008 at 11:48 AM.
while the bankers laugh their obese asses off at the citizen suckers ... laughin all the way to the bank
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While it probably wouldn't change much, this is a loaded question: “It will cost the taxpayers more than 700 billion dollars to bail out the bankers. But for only 30 billion dollars, we could bail out most of the people who can't pay their mortgages. Who would you rather bail out, the bankers or the people?”
Naturally people are going to go with what is listed as a much cheaper alternative. I'd like to see the results if you leave the out the monetary amount.
Of course, I'd rather see the goverment negotiate a settlement for the bad mortgages (could probably get it down to 70% of the outstanding principal in most situations) and then negotiate new mortgages to the occupants. Helps out both sectors.
Why is this guy wasting money on national polls?
Why should either be bailed out?
Publicity and fundraising. Have you mailed Barrett a check yet?
Neither should, as Barrett states, he is against the bailout.
But Barrett says that of the $700 billion that has already been authorized, $30 billion should be used to bail out people in foreclosure. They can spend the other $670 billion to bail out the bankers.
If he has money to waste on national polls, he doesn't need any money.
He is also going to lose horribly.
He got a great deal on the polls. He already won the first election. He is undefeated at this point. And invincible.
I wonder what the percentage would be if you asked average citizens if eliminating taxes altogether would be a good idea? Or if the government should subsidize bars and make beer free for all Americans? It seems to me that almost all politicians use the populist angle when it's to their advantage, and then calmly abandon it as soon as it doesn't serve their purpose anymore.
Really?
What are his poll numbers?
Can you make any intelligent comments about the poll? Are you capable?
Einstein stole his ideas on relative motion from Galileo. He even admitted it.
Those sound like some good poll questions.
If you bail out individuals won't the banks still get the money?
Yeah, the poll proves no one gives a about his 9/11 theories.
I have not seen any basis for the personal bailout number, nor does your fellow kook provide any.
Can you make any intelligent comments about this nutjob's chance of actually being elected?
They will. But if we bail out the banks, the people still lose their homes.
Take the number of people in foreclosure and multiply by $15,000 to bail people out of foreclosure.
You would open up all kinds of doors where people would and moan about how Joe the plumber got bailed out but somehow you didn't qualify. ing A right they don't want to hear all that bull . Not to mention that this country is built on the success of the rich and wealthy not common tax paying citizens. Get real.
Wow, from which economist did you get one?
7,500,000,000
If 500,000 people are in foreclosure. No way this county lets lowlife second rate low income families earn a few billion dollar ride at the hard working americans expense.
The math is easy.Wow, from which economist did you get one?
We have about 75 million homeowners with mortgages. The foreclosure rate went from 1% a couple years ago to 2%. So we have about 1.5 million people in forclosure.
A typical mortgage payment is $1000 per month. Most are under $2000 per month. To be in foreclosure, you must be 4 months behind. Four payments is going to be around $4000 for many and usually below $8000.
If we allocate $20,000 to a homeowner, that would be enough to get most of them out of foreclosure.
$20K x 1.5 mill = 30 bill.
$30 billion
This is not rocket science.
The target is to force lenders to re-write the at-risk mortgages so people can stay in their homes and keeping CASH FLOWing into the financial system to support MBS, mortgage-backed securities.
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