Taxpayers express outrage over bank bailouts and call for prevention of future crises.

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Taxpayers express outrage over bank bailouts and call for prevention of future crises.
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Taxpayers are expressing frustration and anger over the recent bank bailouts of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, with many feeling that the financial system could be on the brink of collapse again. While depositors were paid out of a fund administered by the FDIC, their money is still at risk, and the government's response has insured wealthy depositors well above the standard $250,000 limit. Students and recent graduates waiting for loan forgiveness are feeling particularly aggrieved, as they see the government prioritizing the financial sector over their own financial aspirations. The anger echoes the sentiment of the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011.

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