10-07-2019, 02:09 PM
Quote:Democratic primary voters in the four crucial early states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina overwhelmingly want the federal government to be tougher on Wall Street, according to a new poll. They aren’t alone. A strong majority of Republicans and independents — 65 and 72 percent, respectively — also think Wall Street needs more government regulation beyond the steps taken after the 2008 financial crisis, according to a poll conducted by Lake Research Partners and Chesapeake Beach Consulting and commissioned by nonpartisan groups Americans for Financial Reform and Center for Responsible Lending. The poll was shown exclusively to Vox.Poll: Tougher Wall Street regulations are popular with Democratic and Republican voters - Vox
This poll isn’t a one-off. The pollsters ask a variety of questions about the government’s role in financial regulation, and they have been asking them for the last seven years, with largely consistent results. This body of data suggests the aftershocks of the financial crisis in 2008 are still present in many Americans’ minds, and there is an appetite for bold ideas to tackle it..