Obama: Objective Of Fee Is Not To Punish Wall Street

President Barack Obama says that the purpose of his proposed financial crisis responsibility fee and other reforms is not to punish Wall Street, but rather to ensure the prevention of future financial collapses. (:13)
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Obama: Aim Of Crisis Fee Will Be To Recoup TARP Money

President Barack Obama says that the purpose of his proposed financial crisis responsibly fee is to recoup the $117 billion that has been issued to large firms as a result of the TARP program. (:23)
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Obama: "We Want Our Money Back"

President Barack Obama says American taxpayers want their money back from Wall Street firms who benefited from the TARP program. (:25)
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Obama: Firms Owe It To Taxpayers To Pay Crisis Fee

President Barack Obama says that his desire to levy a financial crisis responsibility fee on firms who benefited from TARP is aided by the fact that such firms would prefer to pay out executive bonuses instead of paying back U.S. taxpayers. (:17)
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