Poll : 25 percent of the public say stimulus has helped the middle class . Poll : 54 percent say stimulus has helped workers , investors . `` Opinions on the economic stimulus bill are colored by the perception that it has helped fat cats , but not ordinary Americans , '' said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland . Congressional Budget Office : Stimulus will cost $ 1 billion more than stimulus .
Poll : 25 percent of the public say stimulus has helped the middle class . Poll : 54 percent say stimulus has helped workers , investors . Congressional Budget Office : Stimulus will cost $ 1 billion more than stimulus .