Show Of Hands asked:
Who's more to blame for the 2008 mortgage crisis that kicked off the recession: banks for offering people bigger mortgages than they could safely afford to pay back, or consumers for taking the loans? (UserQ)
| Lenders | Borrowers |
| Lenders | Borrowers |
| Lenders | Borrowers |
| 66% | 34% |
| 16,228 Votes |
| 66% | 34% |
Gender
MF
61%
6556
70%
4375
Age
<2121-40>40
61%67%64%
61%
13
67%
4038
64%
6526
Income
<50k50-100k>100k
70%65%59%
70%
2937
65%
3066
59%
3019
Party
DemocratRepublicanIndependentLibertarian
83%50%66%46%
83%
2812
50%
3314
66%
2940
46%
602
Alaska
(40 votes)
| 70% | 30% |
Alaska (40 votes) |
70% | 30% |
Alabama (129 votes) |
60% | 40% |
Arkansas (113 votes) |
64% | 36% |
Arizona (218 votes) |
60% | 40% |
California (1114 votes) |
67% | 33% |
Colorado (275 votes) |
65% | 35% |
Connecticut (119 votes) |
68% | 32% |
Wash. D.C. (36 votes) |
50% | 50% |
Delaware (25 votes) |
60% | 40% |
Florida (607 votes) |
63% | 37% |
Georgia (347 votes) |
61% | 39% |
Guam (2 votes) |
100% |
Hawaii (26 votes) |
53% | 47% |
Iowa (92 votes) |
67% | 33% |
Idaho (71 votes) |
57% | 43% |
Illinois (464 votes) |
64% | 36% |
Indiana (250 votes) |
57% | 43% |
Kansas (94 votes) |
63% | 37% |
Kentucky (171 votes) |
66% | 34% |
Louisiana (112 votes) |
66% | 34% |
Mass. (269 votes) |
75% | 25% |
Maryland (199 votes) |
70% | 30% |
Maine (47 votes) |
68% | 32% |
Michigan (329 votes) |
68% | 32% |
Minnesota (251 votes) |
68% | 32% |
Missouri (222 votes) |
64% | 36% |
Mississippi (61 votes) |
57% | 43% |
Montana (42 votes) |
71% | 29% |
N. Carolina (343 votes) |
65% | 35% |
N. Dakota (20 votes) |
60% | 40% |
Nebraska (82 votes) |
64% | 36% |
N. Hampshire (65 votes) |
64% | 36% |
New Jersey (281 votes) |
67% | 33% |
New Mexico (62 votes) |
66% | 34% |
Nevada (94 votes) |
67% | 33% |
New York (504 votes) |
69% | 31% |
Ohio (524 votes) |
66% | 34% |
Oklahoma (152 votes) |
54% | 46% |
Oregon (212 votes) |
69% | 31% |
Penn. (474 votes) |
67% | 33% |
Puerto Rico (5 votes) |
100% |
R. Island (36 votes) |
63% | 37% |
S. Carolina (160 votes) |
61% | 39% |
South Dakota (34 votes) |
58% | 42% |
Tennessee (253 votes) |
59% | 41% |
Texas (859 votes) |
64% | 36% |
Utah (207 votes) |
55% | 45% |
Virginia (399 votes) |
61% | 39% |
Virgin Is. (0 votes) |
100% |
Vermont (29 votes) |
79% | 21% |
Washington (385 votes) |
70% | 30% |
Wisconsin (231 votes) |
66% | 34% |
W. Virginia (59 votes) |
61% | 39% |
Wyoming (23 votes) |
52% | 48% |
Last updated: 2024-04-25T22:17:12+00:00