From homeowners facing foreclosure to small-business owners struggling, Baltimore residents took to the streets Tuesday to protest President Bush’s $700 billion bailout plan, arguing the average taxpayer is getting the short end of the stick.

“I don’t think they should just turn over all that money to just a few people,” said Lawrence Kimel, 45, a groundskeeper at the Old Otterbein Church in downtown Baltimore. I know they wouldn’t help me for me if I was in trouble.”