Ben Bernanke actually said...

Then they would have to avail themselves of the Treasury's backstop.

We are very focused--like a laser beam, if I may--on this issue of the exit and making sure that we have price stability in the medium term.

If the banks cannot meet those standards in the private market, which is our strong preference, then they have to take government capital.

If you want to increase spending, then you have to be willing to accept the tax increases and the consequences that that may have for growth...