A year after the financial crisis struck with full force, a new poll by The Associated Press and the nonpartisan National Constitution Center finds a solid majority of Americans oppose the government's decision to rescue companies.
About 60 percent said the government should not be involved in private companies, even if the failure of those companies would hurt the economy.
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