Ah, this one is from the "too easy" category! From the New York Post Goldman Princes Told to Spend Like Paupers
Goldman Sachs CEOLloydBlankfein has warned his employees to avoid making big-ticket, high-profile purchases as the gold-plated Wall Street firm hunkers down amid a firestorm of public and political anger over outsize bonus payments.
According to sources at the bank, Blankfein has Goldman in particular, should be toned down in light of the billions in bailout money that banks, including Goldman, have gotten from Uncle Sam.
A source within the bank said Blankfein first began calling for an end to the conspicuous consumption late last year, but has stepped up his campaign in recent weeks as the White House has sought to rein in compensation and as the firm has gotten dinged by a pair of high-profile magazine articles.
"This is a sensitive time for us, and [Blankfein] wants to make sure that we're not being seen living high on the hog," said one Goldman exec.
Our inside sources at Monkey Business have captured a video of the actual "incident" that brought out Lloyd's wrath! It must have been the Halloween party because Lloyd is wearing his Robert DeNiro mask.
Never too early for that one S-dog
Posted by: eric | August 04, 2009 at 10:46 AM
When are my kids old enough to watch that movie? Lots of important life lessons to be learned.
Posted by: S-dog | August 04, 2009 at 10:40 AM