"Here's your "Capitalism".

[annabanana]

"At one point last week the Morgan Stanley $10.7bn pay pot for the year to date was greater than the entire stock market value of the business. In effect, staff, on receiving their remuneration, could club together and buy the bank."

Think about that. This is not theory. This is where our money is really going, right now, on this planet, in our country. Now go ahead and tell me about a free market.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/17/executivesalaries-banking

(Pity we have to rely on foreign media to find out what's really going on around here)

[htuttle]

1. If you hand your wallet to a mobster...

...Don't act surprised when you get it back empty.

[malaise]

2. The comments are priceless

That's capitalism for you. What do you expect? Just give us your cash and shut up. There Is No Alternative.

I wonder what Joe the (unlicensed) Plumber's bonus is.
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These crooks should be in jail