Pittsburgh

Activists Protest "Bailout Bandits"

Submitted by Jesse Russell on September 25, 2009 - 2:38pm

Lede: In dozens of cities this week workers and community activists are protesting the big bank “bailout bandits” and calling for real reforms that will protect working families. Doug Cunningham reports.

By Doug Cunningham

Jobs With Justice spokesman Ricardo Valadez says among the demands are healthcare reform, re-regulation of the financial industry, housing reforms and a jobs creation program. Valadez says the hundreds of billions of tax dollars used to bailout big banks like Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are not helping Main Street’s working families.

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