Bankers' Spouses Deprived Of Luxury Items During Downturn

I guess rentals in the Hamptons should be easier to come by this year.

Maybe the young unemployed investment bankers could go volunteer to fight in Iraq.

Jeez, how are they going to make the payments on their condo in Manhatten and their summer home in the Hamptons? I guess we should take some of our $ 600.00 rebate and send it to a rich person of our choice. Can you provide me with a list of the needy recipients? This would be reverse trickle down economics.

Are you all that happy that bankers lost money? If you read the article none of the bankers or their wives complained or asked for help. I am one of those "bad" bankers. This downturn means that my family will cut some spending. But we will not go hungry or count last dollar. However, I REFUSE to apologize for being successful. I worked damn hard for it. Before all you start screaming at me, these are a few answers to your questions:

Yes, I do know what it means to be hungry. I have spend a few years as a teenager not knowing if my family will be able to buy food by the end of the month

No, I was not born in to the rich family

Yes I work 80-90 hours per week

Yes I do spend a portion of my income to help less fortunate. And yes I refuse to help ones who are want handouts rather than a hand up...

No, I do not lie and cheat to make my money.


So once again, why should I feel bad about my success...

motel 6 baby ?no more 2600 dollar a nites stays welcome to the real world
the american people are speaking with there lack of spending there money .AKA
consumer confidence.it,s the only power we have left in our republic of these United States

Let them eat cake.

"...$50,000 dollars worth of final touches.."? Isn't that what Eliot Spitzer got?

I feel their pain. Poor things. Will they have to visit the pawn shop? As the new fashion season hits the runways, they will be forced to shop in the handmedown shops. Oh the inhumanity of it all is just more than I can bear.

Oh, the poor dears. My heart is just breaking for them. Whatever will they do? How will they survive? I'm happy to be poor; I'll never have such awful problems.

Now do you see what happens if you don't extend tax breaks for the wealthy? Now do you understand why it's so important to get rid of the death tax? Can you now in good conscience object to the government bailout of banking interests? This is what happens when bankruptcy reform doesn't go far enough and allows bankrupt people to walk away with their world possessions while they still owe 24.99% interest on their credit card debt.

Please don't make the wealthy cancel any more updates to their kitchens you thoughtless trashy poor folk!

Something must be done!!! Call out the Republican Guard to cut their taxes and subsidize their redecorating!! HURRY FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!

"We only had about $50,000 worth of final touches [to go], and the wife called me last week and said stop"

$50,000 in "final touches?" How much must have the completed "touches" cost? Cry me a river.

I apologize for my previous comment. I have since realized I have something in common with these wives. After 20 years of paying on the mortgage for my modest home, I too am within $50,000 of paying it off. Having almost paid all the interest, I can now start paying on the principal. Sadly, I may have to stop that now. So yes, there really isn't a "dime's worth of difference" between me and them.

Someone get me a Hermes hanky.

Off with their fucking heads.

Champagne spewed out of my nose as I read this. If we don't save the rich, who will? Once my silk slacks come back from the cleaner, I'm going to finish my cigar and go out and hand out jobs on the street.

I have a large box of velcro bootstraps that I will issue to anyone who asks me for a handout. ; )

Just he headline had me tearing up. I know what it's like to do without those little perks of life. For me it's just health insurance and a living wage.