Barack Obama actually said...

I saw an article today indicating that Wall Street bankers had given themselves $20 billion worth of bonuses. The same amount of bonuses as they gave themselves in 2004 at a time when most of these institutions were teetering on collapse and they are asking for the taxpayers to help sustain them.

Context

Obama criticizes Wall Street bankers for receiving large bonuses while seeking taxpayer assistance.

01/28/2009

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