American's Protesting Bailout Proposal

A man identifying himself as a "hard hat protester" holds a sign during a rally outside the New York Stock Exchange, on 25 September 2008.

Several hundred protesters yelled their enthusiastic support as union leaders decried a proposed $700 billion plan aimed at reinvigorating the credit markets by relieving financial institutions of distressed debt.

Protestors lie on the ground during a rally against the Wall Street bailouts, on 25 September 2008; in New York.

Dara Blumenthal, of Brooklyn, holds up a sign during a rally against Wall Street bailouts, on 25 September 2008; in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

Protestors march past the New York Stock Exchange during a rally against the Wall Street bailouts, on 25 September 2008; in New York.
Signs left from a protest are seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, on 25 September 2008.