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Michael Doherty
stated on December 9, 2011 in a news release:

"Following the catastrophic, cascading collapse of major investment banks on Wall Street in 2007.....Nobody was prosecuted, no hearings were held and no reforms were implemented."

By Bill Wichert • December 19, 2011
Occupy Providence
stated on October 19, 2011 in a protest sign:

"Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour."

By Lynn Arditi • October 26, 2011
Facebook posts
stated on October 10, 2011 in postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites:

Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1.

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2011