If online reaction is any indicator, people are largely in favor.
VOA: standard.2010.02.18
The emotional indicator treats governmental reaction to the economic turmoil like the phases of reaction to death: shock, anger, denial and acceptance, a framework based on an article in The Economist.
Although bullish earnings reports from the likes of Intel ( INTC) are going to move the market in the short term, the reaction in the days to follow are the real indicator for me.