Here in New York, hundreds of people rallied across from the New York Stock Exchange Thursday against the Wall Street bailout. Amidst signs reading “Jail Time for Corporate Crime,” independent presidential candidate and longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader singled out New York Stock Exchange CEO Duncan Niederauer.

Ralph Nader: “And so, I say that Wall Street is the wall that locks the American people out of their own government. It’s the wall that locks the American people from the wealth they own but do not control. Mr. Niederauer, take down that flag that your bosses have so disgraced and defiled.”

Protester Richard Tabnik also criticized the bailout.

Richard Tabnik: “The bailout is going to take money from the poor and give it to the rich, which is basically what Reagonomics is: steal from the poor and give to the rich. I would say, water the roots, not the leaves. Give the money to people, and give them a chance for an education, for homes, and these people who have really stolen everything, let them suffer the consequences.”