These Protesters Have Had Enough of Wall Street
481 views · Published 21 June 2016 · 10:36 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Journeyman Pictures · 2016 · News & Politics
Mad as Hell (2009): Have Wall Street executives been punished enough for their role in creating the financial crisis. For similar stories, see: The Mini Moguls Teaching Wall Street A Lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfv_6AUoH8o Meet the California Homeowners Hit Hard by the Housing Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo0rYhl0swU The Financial Crisis Is Forcing America To Redefine Their Values https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em02NgDczT4 Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/4423 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Wall Street engineered todays mayhem, but its executives still pay themselves obscene bonuses from government bailout money while tent cities grow fast. And average Americans? Theyre mad as hell! "Are we ready to fight? Yes!" An angry crowd has gathered outside the Bank of America headquarters to protest against the huge bonuses paid to its executives. "You take the taxpayers' money and make sure your house is paid for, but here we are losing our homes." Unions like the SEIU are leading a charge to reclaim control of the financial system. "We cannot trust people at the top to be looking after our best interest. We cannot trust CEOs to not be greedy and enrich themselves at the expense of their communities" states the head of SEIU. James manages New Yorks oldest and busiest soup kitchen. In his eyes its not only Wall Street that is responsible. "We all are to blame for wanting something for nothing." Could the first step to recovery simply be learning to spend what we can afford? SBS Australia – Ref. 4423 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.
