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Protesters

About 100 people, many union members, marched outside the Bank of America building on Federal Street today to call for more bank lending to job-creation efforts in Boston.

That's former union organizer and current City Councilor Felix Arroyo in the background. Yesterday, Arroyo called for a council hearing to discuss which banks the city now uses and to investigate how to give priority for city funds to banks that "invest locally by supporting small business, lending to home buyers, have a foreclosure prevention plan and invest in Boston-based development projects."

Arroyo shared a hug with Green Party gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein. Also marching: Former Green Party head and current Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Grace Ross.


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Felix Arroyo would fit right in with Willie Sutton. When asked why he robbed banks, Willie famously said "Because that's where the money is." Felix also seems to think that banks are where rooms full of money is sitting, just waiting to be stolen used.

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I'm confused, I thought lax borrowing was part of the problem which got us in the current predicament. Are these people advocating forcing banks to return to that time when easy credit for everyone was modus operandi? I guess some never learn...

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Well, the protesters are in luck - Looking for a new job? Shaw's / Star Market has 300 of 'em!

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First free health care now free money. What a joke.

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