This I did speak unto them, those dark souls flitting 'round the edges of the world:
"...The real issue has little to do with what's an appropriate bonus and who gets to decide that or at what point does greed cross the imaginary line separating good deeds from bad - the fact is it's quite beyond the humble conscience of the average American to understand in any legitimate way what Wall Street does and why some people make so much god damn money. No, the real issue is that big money is being demonized - America will no longer be America if big money and all its trappings, good and bad, are washed away in a flood of populist class-addled angst. Obama peed his share of piss into this flood, but wisely seems to be changing tone, no doubt taken aback by the rising tide.
Does compensation need a rethink? Sure, why the hell not - but to move forward as if some how now the world is to be made anew and there will no longer be dirty little secrets percolating through the mysterious higher echelons of power beyond the ken and understanding of poor average Joe - well, that's delusional and dangerous..."
