We attacked the bankers, but took our eyes off the whole rotten system
Prince Andrew says that bonuses are minute 'in the scheme of things'. He is half-right. We must take the focus off individuals

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/25/banking-economic-crisis-public-anger?INTCMP=SRCH
Date Written:  2009-10-25
Publisher:  The Guardian
Year Published:  2009
Resource Type:  Article

Much focus has been placed on individual bankers who, despite the banking crisis, are collecting exorbitant bonuses, diverting attention from the underlying systems that allow banks to own and trade risky securities -- a more intrinsic contributor to the economic crisis.

Subject Headings

• Bank Stability
• Banking Industry
• Financial Bailouts
• Financial Crisis