one way for the taxpayers to get their money back from the banks is...
walk away from your home.
if you bought a home in the past five years then stop making payments. it will take about a year fro the bank to get you out of the home. meanwhile, you can save all that money you are currently paying for your mortgage. and on the brightside, it only takes three years after a forclosure to qualify for an FHA loan. and, in three to four years is about a good time to buy again, considering the recession should be over, people will just be getting back on their feet, and the housing market would have likely bottomed out and leveled off by then.
stimulate yourselves people. screw the banks.