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This despite the fact that more Americans now say they prefer a smaller government providing fewer services (50%) rather than a bigger government providing more services (40%). Support for government to exert more control over the economy than it has in recent years is also down somewhat from roughly a year ago. Americans are now evenly divided on whether it is a good idea (46%) or a bad idea (42%) for greater government involvement in the economy. Nearly eight-in-ten Democrats (79%) say that stricter government regulations of financial firms are a good idea. 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