I believe that this is the perfect symbol for the failure of regulation in the Obama Administration, and the arrogance of the Wall Street bankers.
Major U.S. banks and securities firms are on pace to pay their employees about $140 billion this year -- a record high that shows compensation is rebounding despite regulatory scrutiny of Wall Street's pay culture.
Workers at 23 top investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers and stock and commodities exchanges can expect to earn even more than they did the peak year of 2007, according to an analysis of securities filings for the first half of 2009 and revenue estimates through year-end by The Wall Street Journal.
Total compensation and benefits at the publicly traded firms analyzed by the Journal are on track to increase 20% from last year's $117 billion -- and to top 2007's $130 billion payout. This year, employees at the companies will earn an estimated $143,400 on average, up almost $2,000 from 2007 levels.
The ruling elite don't even care anymore how it looks. We have to go back to the Gilded Age to find a Congress so corrupted and compromised.
boy howdy do I agree with you on this one
A global financial meltdown bringing the entire world to the bring of ruin, wiping out middle class families losing their homes, their jobs, their savings...
and...it's pretty clear with their lobbyists and corrupt Congress, we get nowhere.
When the Fed said they were going to do something, well, we'll see, usually their are "king financial oligarchy" but to me that shows also just how bad it is....because the Fed can do end runs on U.S. government.
They've only grown more
They've only grown more confident in their theft. They really thought it was over after the subprime rort and then you rewarded their greed. Now they know nothing can stop them. It's your own fault.