虽然像美联储前主席保罗·沃尔克（Paul Volcker）这样的专家都推荐美国进行银行国有化，但是，奥巴马政府却连非常短暂的国有化也不愿意进行，因为它不想因为国有化银行而被贴上“社会主义者”的标签。
But the Obama administration did not want to be tagged as “socialist” for nationalizing banks, however temporarily, even though experts such as former US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker had recommended just that.