On the recordOctober 5, 2011
They are really angry about the banks that we bailed out, the too-big-to-fail banks that were bailed out and they are not reinvesting in this economy with small businesses.
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Waters expresses protestors' frustration with banks not supporting small businesses post-bailout.
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