Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #15210

Geography Surveyed: Tampa-Saint Petersburg (Sarasota) DMA
Data Collected: 03/16/2009
Release Date: 03/16/2009 1:15 PM ET
Sponsor: WFLA-TV Tampa

1
   Asked of 500 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.3 percentage points.

AIG, the American International Group insurance company, recently paid out over $165 million in employee bonuses after receiving government funding through the TARP program. AIG says it has a contractual obligation to pay the bonuses. Do you think AIG should have paid the bonuses?

15% Yes
83% No
2% Not Sure

2
   Asked of 500 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points.

Do you think the federal government should have an active voice in how AIG runs its business?

72% Yes
25% No
3% Not Sure

3
   Asked of 500 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.8 percentage points.

Do you think the federal government should allow the bonuses to stand? Or should the government try to get some of the bonus money back?

21% Allow Bonuses To Stand
76% Get Some Bonus Money Back
4% Not Sure

4
   Asked of 500 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points.

Should the AIG employees who received bonuses keep them? Or return them?

20% Keep Them
73% Return Them
7% Not Sure

5
   Asked of 500 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points.

If YOU were an AIG employee who received a bonus, would you keep it? Or return it?

31% Keep It
60% Return It
9% Not Sure

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