As a result of the recent financial crisis, do you think that the large Wall Street financial institutions learned from their mistakes and will change the way they do business, or, do you think things will return to business as usual now that Wall Street has started to recover?
Do you think there should be more government regulation of Wall Street than we've had in the past, less regulation, or about the same amount of regulation as now?
Do you think that executives at the large Wall Street financial institutions today are paid fairly for the work they do, paid somewhat higher than they should be paid, or is their pay completely out of line with what they do?
Several banks rescued by the government which have now paid back the government's rescue loans are paying record bonuses to employees. Should the government allow these banks to pay these record bonuses, or should the government strictly limit pay and bonuses at all banks which the government rescued, regardless of whether or not they've paid back the government?
Some people say that if the government limits pay and bonuses at these Wall Street firms, it will hurt their ability to retain and attract the most talented employees that these companies need to recover and pay back the billions of dollars they owe to the federal government. Others disagree and say that the government needs to change the way Wall Street operates. All in all, should the government force pay cuts and other changes in compensation for the top executives of these institutions or no
The government paid billions of dollars to rescue financial companies that the government considered “too big to fail” because, if they failed, the entire financial system might collapse. Should the government have the power to break up banks and financial companies that it believes are too big to fail, or should the government not interfere with private businesses?
