EthicsStat …Now You Know Is the American Worker Becoming More Wary of Government Regulation? Ethics Resource Center March 16, 2010

| ©2010 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER Since July, more Americans have become wary of the level of government regulation. *Source: ERC’s 2009 National Business Ethics Survey® (data collected in July/August of 2009) Since July, more Americans have become wary with the amount of regulation the Government is providing to business **Source: January, 2010 Gallup Poll - Regulation-Business.aspx Regulation-Business.aspx MID-YEAR VIEWS OF US BUSINESS EMPLOYEES (ERC’s 2009 National Business Ethics Survey) JANUARY POLL OF US CITIZENS (January, 2010 Gallup Poll) Too much government regulation Too little government regulation The right amount of government regulation Government Should become less involved in Regulating business Things are about right as they are No opinion 24% 50% 23% 4% Government should Become more Involved in regulating business 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 38% 41% 21%