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>> millions in bonuses were being paid to the very same bankers who many thought had almost destroyed the world economy. >> it makes me feel disgusted. >> it makes me angry, certainly. >> if youre a ceo of a company like that, you shouldnt be able to drive a limo. you should ride the subway like everyone else. >>ed the anger came from all directions. >> what happened with these bonuses was a mugging on wall street. >> those bonuses were contractual obligations, but the administration understood ...

That would be a small tax on all trades done by wall street. a lot of would reduce speculation on wall street which would be a good thing. those people trade like crazy its a casino there on wall reet. right? we need to tamper that down. >> laura: when i hear the experts, david, i think of the same people that didnt know about the housing bubble, the internet bubble, who didnt, you know, tell us that 9/11 was going to happen. i think a lot of these experts are wrong and the peoples common sense ...

"outfront" tonight, facebook not making many friends this evening because just a few hours ago, facebook came out with its first earnings report as a big public company. and it did do about what people thought. revenue was up 32% from a year ago. that may sound good but the problem is facebooks shares are taking a big hit. you remember, this is a company that was second biggest stock market launch ever. today facebook shares closed at 26 a share. you see that black diamond-looking ski ...

Proves disastrous. and my view is i dont think we can play subtle policy here. >> you dont agree with republican leaders who say tax cuts pay for themselves? >> they do not. >> a couple other topics i want to get to. financial reform is a big one. a couple weeks from now, a big sequel is coming out in theaters. this is "greed." this is a sequel to "wall street." this is a clip from the original film, "wall reet." lets show it. >> greed, for lack of a better word, is good. greed is right. greed w...