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And of course when I attack the financial sector, it's the guys at the top I'm thinking of.

Not something that's clear in some other comments here ...

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 16th, 2008 at 07:38:40 AM EST
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Re: Non-technical Commentary (none / 1)

Your reaction to one comment by melo.

Compared to what I say in the story above, I don't understand this ardent defence of financial sector workers, sorry.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 16th, 2008 at 08:00:39 AM EST
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Um, 5000 jobs is 5000 jobs, surely?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 16th, 2008 at 08:06:34 AM EST
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And this is what you and Colman have decided is the issue?

I can't offer a ready-made figure like that for the destruction caused, as I say above, by the return-on-capital requirements of the financial industry over the decades.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 16th, 2008 at 08:10:43 AM EST
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