Dean, I agree overall, but to some entxet the bankers brought this on themselves by the heads I win, tails you lose deal they've cut at the expense of the taxpaying public.  These guys took ever larger risks, but paid no personal price when those bets went bust.  In good times they reap fat bonuses, and I have no problem with that, but when the government bails them out, they shouldn't keep getting rich at tax payer expense.  There are some fixes for this that are far better than those proposed by team fascist, but that would be a post unto itself.