Who Will Hire Our Bankers?


	Who Will Hire Our Bankers?

Joshua Zumbrun

3-25-2009 1:46 PM

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profitable, hedge funds, wall street, real winners, ignorant, populism

Joshua Zumbrun says:

In the last week I've talked to people who think it's a *great* idea to tax away bonuses of anyone working for TARP recipients.

'But what if it causes all the good people to leave?' I ask.

'Wah wah wah. Where will they go?'

'Here's where.'

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