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    siliconANGLE » Quote of the day – Tipping Point?

    Quote of the day – Tipping Point?

    Lara Druyan | March 24th
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    “The fact that people on Wall Street believe that they are the best among us is bad enough. The fact that people in Washington are willing to accept it is worse. ” from the gents who author Baseline Scenario on why AIG bonuses (and others) had to be paid.

    Source: Tipping Point? by James Kwak
    $165 million, of course, is less than one-tenth of one percent of the total amount of bailout money given to AIG in one form or another. Yet it may turn out to be the $165 million that broke the camel’s back.

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