Þennan pistil eftir Paul Krugman um launin í fjármálageiranum í BNA er hægt að heimfæra á Ísland.

So why did some bankers suddenly begin making vast fortunes? It was, we were told, a reward for their creativity — for financial innovation. At this point, however, it’s hard to think of any major recent financial innovations that actually aided society, as opposed to being new, improved ways to blow bubbles, evade regulations and implement de facto Ponzi schemes. #

Sumir fjármálamenn sem mest græddu í góðærinu eru enn sannfærðir um eigin snilligáfu þó ekkert standi eftir.

(via reddit)