So just after 5 pm here on the Left Coast, I get this email:
Subject: We Want Our Money Back
From: “Vice President Joe Biden”To: (my name, aka “Sucker”)
Yesterday, President Obama announced our proposed Financial Crisis Responsibility
Fee on the country’s largest banks:“My commitment is to recover every single dime the American people are owed. And my
determination to achieve this goal is only heightened when I see reports of massive
profits and obscene bonuses at some of the very firms who owe their continued
existence to the American people… We want our money back, and we’re going to get
it.”The fee would recover every penny loaned to Wall Street during the financial crisis
and stop the reckless abuses and excesses that nearly caused the collapse of our
financial system in the first place.But the banking industry — among the most powerful lobbies in Washington — is
already launching attacks to stop Congress from enacting the proposal.Barack and I aren’t backing down. But to win, we’ll need the American people to add
their voice right away.Thankfully, OFA supporters are already signing on to a bold statement of support:
“We want our money back — and we stand with President Obama to make sure we get
it.” You can add your name by clicking here:http://my.barackobama.com/Banks3
The proposal is expected to recoup billions from the big banks, most of it from the
ten largest. As the President said, “If these companies are in good enough shape to
afford massive bonuses, they are surely in good enough shape to afford paying back
every penny to taxpayers.”There is much more work to do to reform the financial system and create a new era of
accountability. But the Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee is a crucial step. And
with the banks already working to tear it down, I hope that I can count on you to
speak out to show that Americans stand with us as we take them on.Click here to add your name to the statement:
http://my.barackobama.com/Banks3
Change isn’t easy, but it’s certainly worth fighting for. I’m glad you’re in this
fight with us.Thank you for making it possible,
Vice President Joe Biden
Please donate: https://donate.barackobama.com…