Bravo to Avery Goodman who has summed up how the very bankers who destroyed millions of global jobs (to be fair they had lots of help from a raft of industries, GSEs such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ratings agencies and the government) and effectively become civil servants are now raking in bonuses by the tens of billions.

His response to those who say their special talents are worthy of such outlandish sums is, “I am not sure what kind of special “talent” it takes to destroy the world’s financial system, but I have no doubt that it does require very special skills.” Read more here.