..the whole issue in terms of current American private finance policy. The financial "genius'" whom we had to pay large bonus' to retain......have only short term interests, making money today and damn tomorrow for the good of America or, apparently, even the good of the company.

The only similar situation in the small business world occurs when someone has worked for years to build up a business, turns it over to their sons or daughters to run. They then ignore the business, take out huge salaries, drive fancy cars, live in fancy houses until the business is drained. Then the near bankrupt company has to be taken over again by the parent who built the company to save it.