US Poll: 82% of Public Believe Wall Street Should Be Regulated More Toughly

American attitudes towards Wall Street are ambivalent. Most people believe that Wall Street benefits the country and that what it does is “absolutely essential.” However, attitudes towards the people who work on Wall Street are overwhelmingly negative and are far lower than they were before 2008 and the bail-out of large banks and other financial institutions, with little or no improvement over the last year. The net result? Fully 82% of all adults believe that Wall Street should be regulated more toughly.

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