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"Were you approached by Graywolf?" asks McCaskill, sounding like she's reading lines from an upcoming X-Men movie staring Hugh Jackman's father.

Bwahahaa! That is awesome.

Interesting, though Sparks' reply that he felt that adjective was a criticism of his personal performance on this deal sounded true to me: most corporate environments I have worked in maintain a culture of fear in order to control their employees, including middle and high-level management.

And I have always assumed this is even more true on Wall Street where one is truly 'swimming with the sharks', as the saying goes.

This doesn't mean that I believe Goldman Sachs were honestly unaware of what they were doing: it only means that evil, like violence, is usually the result of fear.

Granted, it's hard to sympathize with the the job stress of people who make millions in bonuses, but that is a different matter, and I believe a much more relevant one than detailing yet one more tale of greed gone wrong.

So... an easy way to regulate Wall Street and corruption in corporate America?

Impose a limit of say... $200,000 maximum annual financial compensation, including bonuses, options etc. for everyone regardless of job title or industry. That will take care of all the overweening greed and corruption which are destroying the country.

/my two cents

I mean this would include everything such as corporate car, expense reimbursement terms, gym memberships, unusual retirement benefits etc. (all perks, perquisites, golden parachutes and everything else.. )

Bonus: most companies will end up with a much better bottom line (as well as more job openings).