83% feel bonuses paid by financial institutions that lost money in 2008 should be returned and be paid to shareholders.
87% believe that recent events have shown that Wall Street should be subject to tougher regulation.
78% think Wall Street firms should only pay bonuses when they are doing well and making good profits.
22% accept the argument that in order to attract and retain top talent, these companies need to pay these large bonuses.
• Those who think most people on Wall Street would be willing to break the law if they believed that they could make a lot of money and get away with it are up to 71%. The highest number previously was 64% in 1996.
• Those who believe that most successful people on Wall Street deserve to make the kind of money they earn have fallen to 30%, compared to 40% last year. The lowest number previously was 36% in 2002.
• Those who believe that in general people on Wall Street are as honest and moral as other people have fallen to 26% from 41% last year. The previous low was 35% in 2000, 2002 and 2003.
More interesting poll results here: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/HarrisPollByDate2009.asp
87% believe that recent events have shown that Wall Street should be subject to tougher regulation.
78% think Wall Street firms should only pay bonuses when they are doing well and making good profits.
22% accept the argument that in order to attract and retain top talent, these companies need to pay these large bonuses.
• Those who think most people on Wall Street would be willing to break the law if they believed that they could make a lot of money and get away with it are up to 71%. The highest number previously was 64% in 1996.
• Those who believe that most successful people on Wall Street deserve to make the kind of money they earn have fallen to 30%, compared to 40% last year. The lowest number previously was 36% in 2002.
• Those who believe that in general people on Wall Street are as honest and moral as other people have fallen to 26% from 41% last year. The previous low was 35% in 2000, 2002 and 2003.
More interesting poll results here: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/HarrisPollByDate2009.asp