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Although its veracity cannot be confirmed, I would highly recommend the "Goldman Sachs Elevator" twitter account for further reading... https://twitter.com/#!/GSElevator
It's pure fiction, but highly entertaining.
The most amusing thing I find about Goldman Sachs, is their refusal to put their name on their building. They built a brand new 43 floor office building right across the street from Ground Zero to serve as their new headquarters, and their name is no where on the building. It makes one think that they are hiding -- perhaps they're ashamed of themselves?
Partly they're hiding from people with guns and bombs.
What if clients don't trust anyone? Its about risk/reward ratio. Trust/faith went out the window when the scam of a monotheist God gave into the lesser mistake of ubiquitous currency. The religion of the Semites was nursed on trade. Money is the visible face of the Abrahamic God. Its with this righteousness that Goldman Sachs engages in the world with such impunity.
Gone are the lineages of the priestly classes. Gone is the prudent care of the warrior/king caste. The merchants rule in the decadent age. Soon we will be holden to the mind of the sudra slaves.
Goldman's response: http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/03/14/goldman-rejects-claims... “We disagree with the views expressed, which we don’t think reflect the way we run our business,” a Goldman spokeswoman said. “In our view, we will only be successful if our clients are successful. This fundamental truth lies at the heart of how we conduct ourselves.” Mr. Smith described himself as an executive director and head of Go…
"they're a bunch of guys going 'I'm only worth 10 million and the other guy's worth 40. Rip everybody off.' ..they're a bunch of scum."