The Bailout: Among Most Closely Followed Events in Decades

By nisbetmc on October 2, 2008.

More people are following the nation's economic problems than almost any other public event over the past two decades. According to Pew, the percentage of Americans who say they are following the economic conditions "very closely" trails significantly only the 9/11 attacks and the Challenger disaster, among major news events.

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