Even Matt Damon Wants Obama To Man Up to Wall St

By: EW News Desk Team   Date: 12 March 2011

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12 March 2011

Hollywood elite have turned their backs on Obama after supporting him before he was elected in 2008. Actor Matt Damon is the first to cite Obama's dealings with Wall Street as the main reason for the backlash in support.

"I think he's rolled over to Wall Street completely," Damon told the Independent.

"The economy has huge problems. We still have all these banks that are too big to fail. They're bigger and making more money than ever.”

"Unemployment at 10 percent? It's terrible."
Damon who has recently wrapped up narrating the Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job where he investigates the cause of the crisis.

Supporters of Damon’s stand say, if he sticks on the anti-Wall Street beat, things could get interesting. He's famous and trusted enough that he might have a real chance at convincing people to insist that Wall Street needs tighter regulations according to Business Insider.

The masses would surely agree with another issue he has with Obama, his recent tax cuts. The President promised to "spread the wealth around," but instead he has extended the Bush tax cuts and that the inequality gap has widened.

Who would Matt Damon rather have as president? Clinton. Apparently Damon's portrayal of LaBoeuf, Jeff Bridges' frenemy in True Grit, was inspired by the former president.

He told the paper: "There's a little bit of Clinton's charm thrown in. I could listen to him talk forever."

Full article from Business Insider

 


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