Too little too late. Confiscate the bonuses and send LLoyd to jail.

Oh, well, thanks. No hard feelings.

Sweet everythings cool then. BBQ at LLoyds house!

As someone who bought a bunch of their stock at $75,

GO GOLDMAN SACHS GO!!!

Well, after the article that was posted a few days ago [Link]^ which had no possibility of spinning their "business model" into any more than "greed greed greed" I'm pretty much all for a lynch mob. But that's just cause I didn't think of it first. :)

//piggy piggy piggy f*ck piggy piggy

armpit of the universe: Too little too late. Confiscate the bonuses and send LLoyd to jail.

Yeah and put their white house buddies gheitner and paulson in with them.

You know why they said it? Because it was profitable to do so. They dont give a shiat about you, me or a batch of purple monkeys shiatting cosmic bananas to the tune of "Hail to the Chief".

If it were profitable to eat babies and make pizzas from the livers of pensioner grandmothers who had their entire families killed in head on collisions they would do so.

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me texan:
If it were profitable to eat babies and make pizzas from the livers of pensioner grandmothers who had their entire families killed in head on collisions they would do so.

I smell a business opportunity...

Well then. All better.

me texan: You know why they said it? Because it was profitable to do so. They dont give a shiat about you, me or a batch of purple monkeys shiatting cosmic bananas to the tune of "Hail to the Chief".

If it were profitable to eat babies and make pizzas from the livers of pensioner grandmothers who had their entire families killed in head on collisions they would do so.

If it were profitable enough so would you and I.

Glass. Parking. Lot.

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I believe you meant to say, "and #8220"

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Thenixon: "crab66: " "

I believe you meant to say, "and #8220"

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You are correct.

They're sorry they're making so much money and you're not. And by that, I mean not sorry at all. Peasant.

And as part of the new program of apology and contrition, each Goldman Sachs employee will have access to the H1N1 vaccine while the rest of us commoners can all go to hell.

Fark you Goldman Sachs.

They should pay repartations to the african americans.

Awww, let the crocodile tears flow...

So, how about sharing the $100M a day you are making from investing TARP monies?

The Administration gave Sachs 10 billion at less than 1% interest to invest when the market was at rock bottom. They turned around and turned that money into 100+ billion. Paid the government back on time with the tiny amount of interest owed.

Seems to me like Sachs is playing by the rules set out by the current administration....

Why exactly are we mad at Sachs and not Obama's boys again?

Oh, no, no ,no. Don't be silly! It's our bad!

xtragrind: The Administration gave Sachs 10 billion at less than 1% interest

Where did you get this misinformation?

Why exactly are we mad at Sachs and not Obama's boys again?

THIS to a degree - it's not solely Obama's boys

Goldman is playing by the rule book Hank Paulson and his buddies printed. Quite frankly they have lots and lots of smart people working there, and they have the benefit of a lot of their competition disappearing or becoming severely damaged over the last 2 years (Lehman, Bear, UBS, etc...) If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at the former Goldmanites in the government who handed them the keys to the kingdom.

xtragrind: The Administration gave Sachs 10 billion at less than 1% interest to invest when the market was at rock bottom. They turned around and turned that money into 100+ billion. Paid the government back on time with the tiny amount of interest owed.

Seems to me like Sachs is playing by the rules set out by the current administration....

Why exactly are we mad at Sachs and not Obama's boys again?

And not that I buy into any of this irrational "Goldman Sachs Caused the Crisis" nonsense, but why "Obama's boys"?

TARP was created during the Bush administration. AIG got their bailout during the Bush administration.

It's stupid enough to blame Goldman, it's even dumber to leverage off that to blame one party or the other for allowing Goldman to do what they are doing. It's like stupidity squared.

Hitler apologizes too.


all is forgiven in the Land of Boob Toob Idiots!!

that is like ripping off your best friend, and then 3 days later apologizing but not returning what you ripped off.


only a crony capitalist pig in America could do something that absurd and expect anyone with a brain to accept it.

Goldman's Sack (of Money)


Merrill Wench


Skank of America


Bankrobbers of AmericashiattiBank


they're all the same..............

I'm sorry... (new window)

me texan: You know why they said it? Because it was profitable to do so. They dont give a shiat about you, me or a batch of purple monkeys shiatting cosmic bananas to the tune of "Hail to the Chief".

If it were profitable to eat babies and make pizzas from the livers of pensioner grandmothers who had their entire families killed in head on collisions they would do so.

NO they wouldn't! They'd subcontract an Indian company to have orphans do it.

Debeo Summa Credo: It's stupid enough to blame Goldman, it's even dumber to leverage off that to blame one party or the other for allowing Goldman to do what they are doing. It's like stupidity squared.

Considering the repeal of Glass-Steagall was lobbied heavily by all the investment banks, authored by a Republican, swept through Congress with veto-proof majorities (including a whopping 90-8 in the Senate) and signed into law by a Democrat. . .

Anyone getting partisan about this doesn't get it.

I wonder what the cost of the new plan to support small businesses is compared to their standard annual bonus budget ?

These firms are horrible for America.

Going through the CFA exam you can't help but stop every few minutes and think, this is exactly how Goldman makes money.

The rules don't and have never applied to them.

sub_harmonic: //piggy piggy piggy f*ck piggy piggy

That pretty much sums it up.

I love that bit.

dragonchild: Anyone getting partisan about this doesn't get it.

This * 10 billion

The next big bubble should be tar, feathers, and pitchforks. I'd say more but the mob/ gov't... wait, a pizza guy is at the door? Be right back

1/2 inch to low the butt it hurts.

sorry honey

can i have pancakes now?

got nuttin

Dear Goldman Sachs.
Please go drink whatever fluids you find under the kitchen sink.
Love America.

dragonchild: Debeo Summa Credo: It's stupid enough to blame Goldman, it's even dumber to leverage off that to blame one party or the other for allowing Goldman to do what they are doing. It's like stupidity squared.

Considering the repeal of Glass-Steagall was lobbied heavily by all the investment banks, authored by a Republican, swept through Congress with veto-proof majorities (including a whopping 90-8 in the Senate) and signed into law by a Democrat. . .

Anyone getting partisan about this doesn't get it.

Things that make you go "Hmm..."

It always made me wonder if Clinton signed it to save face (because the minute the veto comes, it blows up in his face), or because he actually agreed to it. Time for some reading.

Apology accepted.

Now just please stand still in front of a window as much as you can, so the people you farked over can get a clear sho... er a good look at you.

TheBlackrose: Things that make you go "Hmm..."

If he vetoed it the Republicans would've pointed to some other thing in the bill to attack him with. The repeal wasn't the bill itself, but an amendment. It's politically dangerous to veto a bill because of an amendment, especially over something obscure to the reality TV crowd, like Glass-Steagall. So, Clinton basically had a gun to his head. It was Congress' job to kill the amendment, but it passed the Democrat-controlled Senate. So whereas it's not an indictment on Clinton per se, any partisan argument blaming this on Republicans dismisses the Senate vote on the amendment.

Linux_Yes: that is like ripping off your best friend, and then 3 days later apologizing but not returning what you ripped off.

For a cut of the profits, I'll endorse this statement.

I'm Sorry (new window)

They make so much money that they have gold man-sacks?

xtragrind: The Administration gave Sachs 10 billion at less than 1% interest to invest when the market was at rock bottom. They turned around and turned that money into 100+ billion. Paid the government back on time with the tiny amount of interest owed.

Seems to me like Sachs is playing by the rules set out by the current administration....

Why exactly are we mad at Sachs and not Obama's boys again?

Because TARP was conceived of and initiated by the Bush Administration...

vertigo4: These firms are horrible for America.

Going through the CFA exam you can't help but stop every few minutes and think, this is exactly how Goldman makes money.

The rules don't and have never applied to them.

But Goldman has policies known as "Chinese Walls" that prevent divisions from talking to each other in the interest of regulatory obedience. There's only a few special executives that can breach these walls. Surely, they'd never leverage this power to do anything sketchy, right?

vertigo4: These firms are horrible for America.

Going through the CFA exam you can't help but stop every few minutes and think, this is exactly how Goldman makes money.

The rules don't and have never applied to them.

Goldman actually makes the vast majority of their profits from computer-controlled, extremely short-term trading.

Goldman actually makes the vast majority of their profits from completely mundane fixed income, currency, and commodity flow trading. Bid/ask spreads are very wide now and they're pretty much the only game in town.

Is this where we say any criticism of Goldman-Sachs is antisemitic?

Knara: Goldman actually makes the vast majority of their profits from computer-controlled, extremely short-term trading.

gtp123: Goldman actually makes the vast majority of their profits from completely mundane fixed income, currency, and commodity flow trading.

As opposed to, you know, capitalizing entrepreneurs.

Well, at least we aired that dirty laundry out. These people serve no purpose to the economy whatsoever.

Time to abolish the stock market. Not to get punitive, but because it's obsolete.

dragonchild: gtp123: Goldman actually makes the vast majority of their profits from completely mundane fixed income, currency, and commodity flow trading.

As opposed to, you know, capitalizing entrepreneurs.

Well, at least we aired that dirty laundry out. These people serve no purpose to the economy whatsoever.

Time to abolish the stock market. Not to get punitive, but because it's obsolete

What? Just when I start giving you credit for having an understanding about what your are talking about, even though our opinions differ to some degree, you make a statement like this.

Abolish stock markets?!? WTF would the alternative be? Government funded entrepreneurs? Prohibiting entreprenuers and company owners from ever selling their stake?