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Today there is sometimes a political tension between the interests of Wall Street and Main Street. For example, Main Street was reluctant to support the $700 billion bailout authorized by Congress in the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]].

Today there is sometimes a political tension between the interests of Wall Street and Main Street. For example, Main Street was reluctant to support the $700 billion bailout authorized by Congress in the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]].

Historically, populists, agrarians and liberals have been hostile to Wall Street, as typified by [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Andrew Jackson]] and [[William Jennings Bryan]].  Under President [[Bill Clinton]] leading Wall Street financiers played a major role in shaping economic policies, especially Robert Rubin, his Treasury Secretary.

Historically, populists, agrarians and liberals have been quite hostile to Wall Street, as typified by [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Andrew Jackson]] and [[William Jennings Bryan]].  Under President [[Bill Clinton]] leading Wall Street financiers played a major role in shaping economic policies, especially Robert Rubin, his Treasury Secretary.

==History==

==History==