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		praptak on Sept 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are STEM Workers Overpaid? > their compensation is based mainly on the fact that they take on risk by allocating money... I can't believe anybody can say that with a straight face, not after the bailouts.

Mikeb85 on Sept 6, 2013 [–]

That's your government's failing, not the market's....

Real capitalism would have been letting them fail, but I don't know if Americans would have the stomach for what would have happened afterward...

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