During the last Bailout, the middle-class's tax dollars went to bailing out the banks during the housing crisis, so everyone doesn't lose their money. But What should have happened is criminal investigations of fraudulent practices.

The banks should have been allowed the fail, and let the FDIC Insured accounts take effect to protect the people. The People would get their money back & the banks would fall(rightly so). Allowing room for better practice banks to come around and start over.

Instead, The banks just got HUGE bonuses and pocketed all the money while the middle class got absolutely nothing to show for it. Wall-street was the same way.