Monday, February 09, 2009

"It's about fitting in"

Bankers in New York City are complaining that the $500,000 per year that Obama is suggesting their salaries be capped at if they are receiving government bail-out money doesn't go very far.

“Five hundred thousand dollars means taking their kids out of private school and selling their home in a fire sale.”

Read this Times article to appreciate the full impact a half-mil salary would have on a banking executive and the usual expenses they have.

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