Most Americans want Congress to pass a plan that would help fix the Wall Street financial crisis, but a majority want one that is different from the Bush administration proposal, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Sept. 24.
Only 11 percent of those surveyed said Congress should take no action. Twenty-two percent said it should pass a proposal similar to what Treausyr Secretary Henry Paulson laid out and 56 percent said they should pass a plan different from that of the administration. About three-quarters of Americans believe the financial crisis will get worse if Congress does not act.
Forty percent of Americans say this is the biggest financial crisis of their lifetime while about a quarter class it as a major crisis, but not the worst they've seen.
Nearly two-thirds say that it is very important any government plan puts limits on executive compensation at companies that would be assisted. Eight percent say it is very or somewhat important that the plan also include provisions to help homeowners who cannot pay their mortgages.
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