Wonder what the kickback percentage fees of this amount went to the Corrupted Politicians?

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The average Wall Street bonus increased 15 percent in 2013, bringing the industry’s overall bonuses to a total of $26.7 billion, the largest since 2008. This milestone came just a few months after an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that only 14 percent of Americans have a positive opinion of Wall Street, five years after a financial crisis spurred by these institutions. We’re talking congressional popularity numbers. Ouch.

We’re always told that “Main Street” is directly affected by the state of our financial markets. And yet, even as the stock market continues to rebound, average American workers struggle to find employment, keep their homes and even put food on the table. Wall Street’s earnings meanwhile continue to break records. Seems like a rather one-sided relationship as of late … but outside the decadent halls of Wall Street, that money could be put to excellent use.

With $26.7 billion, we could …

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