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Article: 5,000 Converge On American Bankers Association Convention.
- Article from:
- Politics & Government Week
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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In the largest mobilization since the economic crisis began, more than 5,000 taxpayers from 20 states marched on the American Bankers Association (ABA) convention in downtown Chicago today. The public march culminated three days of demonstrations demanding that banks stop lobbying against financial reform, end extravagant executive bonuses and halt home foreclosures that are ruining neighborhoods across the nation.
"We need to continue to demand that big bankers stop using our taxpayer money to buy politicians and instead use that money to create jobs, save families from foreclosure, and invest in our communities," said Service Employees International Union ...