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Polls are irrelevant

April 9, 2010 | federal legislation, industry, research | Comments (0)

On an issue as complicated as financial reform, how you ask the questions can skew poll results.  Nevertheless, pollsters keep polling.  From The Hill: 

Consumer protection

The polling is mixed on new consumer financial protections. Some analysts argue there is strong support for a new federal agency over products like home loans and credit cards, but the polls vary greatly in how they ask the question.

Pew: 86 percent of respondents support giving consumers better information to make decisions on financial products.

Zogby
: 59 percent of those polled said a separate Consumer Financial Protection Agency is needed

YouGov: Only 12 percent of those polled said the goal of financial reform should be creating a new agency with rules about how banks treat customers.

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