government regulation of business and industry , with 39 percent saying there 's too much government regulation and an equal amount saying too little . Twenty percent said the amount of government involvement is just right . Watch why most Americans back the bailout '' `` Attitudes toward government have not changed since 2006 , when the economy was still in pretty good shape , '' said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland . `` Most still say the government is doing too much that should be left to individuals and businesses , and trust in government is still low . '' On the other hand , he said , `` with the economy in such poor shape , government action to stimulate the economy seems to get an exemption to the general concerns about big government . '' There also appears to be a divide between the parties when it comes to government involvement . `` Six in 10 Democrats want to see the federal government do more , '' Holland said . `` But three-quarters of Republicans would like to see a smaller government . The tiebreaker is independents . A majority of the independents polled say that government
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A new national poll suggests most Americans favor an economic stimulus package even if it comes with an $ 800 billion price tag , although that support does n't indicate the public wants to see a new era of big government . Two-thirds of people polled think Present-elect Barack Obama 's stimulus package will help the economy . Fifty-six percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Tuesday said they favor the stimulus package that President-elect Barack Obama is proposing ; 42 percent were opposed . Obama is pushing Congress to pass the plan soon after he 's inaugurated on January 20 , to help jump-start an economy mired in a deep recession . The poll also indicates that two-thirds of the public thinks the stimulus package will do just that , with 17 percent saying it will help the economy a lot and another 50 percent feeling that it will help the economy somewhat . Twenty-one percent say the stimulus package wo n't help the economy very much and 10 percent say it wo n't help at all . But Americans seem to be split on whether they 'd like more