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Barack Obama: I think it expresses the frustrations that the American people feel that we had the biggest financial crisis since the…

On the recordOctober 5, 2011
I think it expresses the frustrations that the American people feel that we had the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, huge collateral damage all throughout the country, all across Main Street, and yet you're still seeing some of the same folks who acted irresponsibly trying to fight efforts to crack down on abusive practices that got us into this problem in the first place.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama comments on the Occupy Wall Street protests and the frustrations of Americans regarding the financial system.

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