{"id":139008,"date":"2010-01-05T03:03:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T08:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/2010\/01\/05\/goldman-sachs-record-of-23-billion-in-bonuses-for-2009-explaining-their-economic-parasitism.html"},"modified":"2010-01-05T03:03:31","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T08:03:31","slug":"goldman-sachs-record-of-23-billion-in-bonuses-for-2009-explaining-their-economic-parasitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/139008","title":{"rendered":"Goldman Sachs: Record of $23 Billion in Bonuses for 2009; Explaining Their Economic Parasitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&#8216;Goldman Sachs is among<br \/>\nthe most visible financial parasites. Their executives have a revolving<br \/>\ndoor through the US Treasury Department. They profit through<br \/>\n\u201ctrading,\u201d much like Enron did; including selling<br \/>\ninvestments represented as AAA while simultaneously betting the value<br \/>\nof those investments tank. Their CEO says they\u2019re \u201cdoing<br \/>\nGod\u2019s work,\u201d as Enron\u2019s CEO said, \u201cWe are on<br \/>\nthe side of angels.\u201d <\/font><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">A US Senate report puts<br \/>\nthe parasitic cost to Americans at $2 to $4 trillion every year. To put<br \/>\nthat figure into perspective, that\u2019s an almost unbelievable<br \/>\n$20,000 to $40,000 added cost per US household every year. Goldman<br \/>\nSachs is so happy with their \u201ctrading,\u201d they\u2019ll pay<br \/>\nout a record of $23 billion in bonuses to their top employees for their<br \/>\n2009 work.&#8217;<\/font><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-18425-LA-County-Nonpartisan-Examiner%7Ey2010m1d1-Goldman-Sachs-Record-of-23-billion-in-bonuses-for-2009-explaining-their-economic-parasitism\" >Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<div id=\"crp_related\">\n<h3>Related Posts:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/2009\/11\/22\/shareholders-demand-goldman-bonuses.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Shareholders Demand Goldman Bonuses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/2009\/12\/22\/goldman-sachs-threatens-uk-government-over-bonuses.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Goldman Sachs Threatens UK Government Over Bonuses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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