On Feb 2, 2010, at 9:10 PM, John Gulick wrote:
> I'm not sure how politically meaningful the distinction is -- but to
> what extent do you think
> this sentiment is driven by ideologically reflexive anti-big guv'ism
> (indeed deeply rooted) and
> how much by the oddball conflation of Wall Street bailouts/insco
> market guarantees etc. with
> "regulation" or "socialism"?
These are very long-standing positions that predate the bailouts. E.g., the "too much" share is higher now than 1994:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/123101/Americans-Likely-Say-Government-Doing-Too-Much.aspx