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The Institutions At The Centre Of Capitalism Are Bigger Than They've Ever Been, The Pay Is Much Greater, The Ability Of Society To Get Its Arms Around It Is Much Less. The Political Clout Of The Financial Class Is Unbelievable. I'd Say The Story Is Darker Than When I Was There. When I Was There It Felt Like A Comedy - And Now It Feels More Like A Tragedy.

All That Was Clear That The Profits To Be Had From Smart People Making Complicated Bets Overwhelmed Anything That Could Be Had From Servicing Customers, Or Allocating Capital To Productive Enterprise.

Jacks Are Home Runs. So Are Dongs, Bombs, And Big Flies. Baseball People Express Their Fondness For A Thing By Thinking Up Lots Of Different Ways To Say It.

Hollywood Would Much Prefer The Author Be Dead, So That They Can Buy The Book And Do What They Want To Do With It.

I'd Stumbled Into A Job At Salomon Brothers In 1985, And Stumbled Out, Richer, In 1988, And Even Though I Wrote A Book About The Experience, The Whole Thing Still Strikes Me Me As Totally Preposterous-which Is One Reason The Money Was So Easy To Walk Away From.