Ben Bernanke actually said...

I know from a political point of view that American taxpayers do not want to be on the hook for these kinds of bailouts in the future.

Bernanke emphasizes taxpayer opposition to future bailouts.

09/29/2010

More Ben Bernanke Quotes

It is imperative, the most important thing that Congress can do is find a way to solve the 'too big to fail' problem.

We do not want any more AIGs. We do not want any more Lehman Brothers.

I think that is the first best way to try to address bubbles.

It is my belief that if we had not acted, if Congress had not supported our actions to stabilize the system...