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Also conspicuous by their absence were the private bankers -- "banksters" -, in the words of US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

WEF Forum: Requiem for an Overweight 2009

Mr. Jackson said his goal is to start a movement that will include nonviolent street demonstrations against what he called "banksters" - banks that took stimulus and bail-out money and then refuse to give similar consideration to their customers when they fall behind on their mortgage.

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Mr. Jackson said his goal is to start a movement that will include nonviolent street demonstrations against what he called "banksters" - banks that took stimulus and bail-out money and then refuse to give similar consideration to their customers when they fall behind on their mortgage.

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In the 1930s, bankers were called "banksters" - to rhyme with "gangsters" - as a result of

A New Start 2008

Seriously, anyone who votes for Brown thinking he’ll be representing anyone but the banksters, is a moron.

Think Progress » Wall Street Investors Lavish Scott Brown’s Campaign With Money, Get Out The Vote Operations 2010

No, wanting to put the boot down on the banksters is not “leftist”; it’s moderate, mainstream populism.

Matthew Yglesias » Halter’s Long Odds 2010

It’s only projected to bring in $60 billion over 10 years. $6 billion a year for these banksters is pocket change.

Matthew Yglesias » Administration Outlines New Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee 2010

So now, the banksters are abandoning the Democratic outreach effort – the one that even Thomas admits was a calculated effort to buy support – and returning to their natural home. joe from Lowell says:

Matthew Yglesias » The Republican Party’s Requited Love for Large Banks 2010

He is a creation, creature, puppet, handmaiden, servant to the PTB, the money-men (aka banksters), the face on our 21st century military-industrial complex, our corporatist-state.

Failure to Embrace Power; Obama's, Democrats' Betrayal 2009

While the banksters were the obvious beneficiaries, most of the rest of the rich were carried along with them.

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