Saturday, February 06, 2010
"Taking a bullet" isn't what it used to be
"It's almost as if he's taking a bullet for everyone else."
- A "compensation consultant", commenting on the "modest" bonus of "only" $9 million dollars received by Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs. We're told by AP that such a "modest" bonus "appears aimed at quelling criticism of the bank's compensation practices."