If you haven't learned by now that a "tax" on anything right now is BAD then you don't understand fundamental economics

this is a ploy by Obama to get the largely "ignorant" population of lower middle class people to say "oh you greedy wall street bankers I hope you don't make any money". What they don't realize is that these banks loan THEM money, store their money, provide them iras and interest accounts, etc.

Remember Obama saying no taxes on middle class? This will break that promise, along with healthcare in it's past form and cap an trade etc

none of his people realize that taxes at the top trickle down to consumers. It's an indirect tax Econ 101

they also don't realize that they spent 750 billion and have zilch to show for it, how does taxing the banks create jobs? How does it make our financial system better or more safe?

It will make it safe at the expense of prosperity. It wl drive people to depend on the govt more.

Regulation is about checks and balances, not legislating mediocrity