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Bankster of the Day

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:27pm — lambert

How could I have missed this one? Times:

“Without a doubt, $18 billion is a lot of money, but it’s a drop in the bucket on Wall Street,” said Gustavo Dolfino, president of the WhiteRock Group, a headhunter for the banks. “These bonuses are down, and the salaries are not enough for these people. They can’t live on $150 to $180,000, so they haven’t saved any money. They put it on credit lines and at bonus time, they thought they’d pay it off.”

May I suggest that they learn?

'Cause you can buy an awful lot of ramen noodles for $180,000....

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I live on much less than that...

By goldberry on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:32pm

... and some of those people are my neighbors. I guess bankruptcy isn't good enough for them. Let's hope it cuts down on the Lexus SUVs that are always blocking my vision at intersections.

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