What good is Wall Street?

Re:What good is Wall Street? by eljaco on Monday November 22, 2010 @11:25AM (#1930278)

I'd like to make an amendment: Take risks. You will pocket profits right away and bailout will cover any downside as long as you can make enough people think you are too important to fail.

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Re:What good is Wall Street? by anamax on Monday November 22, 2010 @11:48AM (#1930379)

Another way to get bailed out is to make sure that folks who have the power to do a bail out think that keeping you alive will benefit them. You can do that with political support.

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Re:What good is Wall Street? by SkyMarshal on Monday November 22, 2010 @12:14PM (#1930495)

I was going to say something similar: Take huge frikkin risks that can sink the world if they fail. You'll make billions and bailouts will cover any downside.

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