Washington policymakers talk constantly about helping "Main Street" recover from the steepest downturn since the Great Depression.
Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said Thursday that the Fed's new stimulus was meant to help Main Street.
As she put it that day, "Although we work through financial markets, our goal is to help Main Street, not Wall Street".
The bank has also attracted deposits from many Occupy supporters who pulled their deposits out of major banks, maintaining that those banks had not done enough to end foreclosures and help Main Street.
Republicans have repeatedly criticized the large balance sheet and urged the Fed to scale it back, while many Democrats accuse the Fed of rushing to the aid of Wall Street and not doing enough to help Main Street after the crisis.
Some argue that it is time to help Main Street, not Wall Street.
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It didn't help Main Street.
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