Why We Should Let Goldman Off The Hook This Time

Why We Should Let Goldman Off The Hook This Time
Traders work in the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, March 15, 2012. Greg Smith, an executive director at Goldman Sachs, resigned with a blistering public essay that accused the bank of losing its "moral fiber," putting profits ahead of customers' interests and dismissing customers as "muppets." (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Traders work in the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, March 15, 2012. Greg Smith, an executive director at Goldman Sachs, resigned with a blistering public essay that accused the bank of losing its "moral fiber," putting profits ahead of customers' interests and dismissing customers as "muppets." (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

What's in those sacks, gold? At dusk on Sunday, passersby heading to catch the last subway took pictures and joked about the thousands of sandbags heaped in front of Goldman Sachs headquarters, like pillows atop a princess bed. "Kind of overdoing it, maybe?" they said. "No wonder they're worried about the beaches in New Jersey eroding, all the sand is here."

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