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What bothers me is the conspiracy-theory-like obsession with GS. No mention of JPM, or BofA, or Citi, and so on. It's not about you concretely, just in general
by jevgeni 10y ago
What bothers me is the conspiracy-theory-like obsession with GS. No mention of JPM, or BofA, or Citi, and so on. It's not about you concretely, just in general what I often hear and see. Your comment was just an example of the focus.
It's like GS is the only bulge bracket bank with lobbying interests and deep Washington connections. GS are mostly smart and mean. Sure. But do you really think that their competition does nothing and lets them dictate their interests in DC willy-nilly?
- Consultant32452 10y agoIt's because GS alum are consistently finding themselves in high political office. Rahm Emanuel, Obamas Chief of Staff, was on the GS payroll for $3k/mo while in office. His job description at GS was to "introduce us to people." Here's an article about GS ties to Trump's White House. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/business/goldman-sachs-completes-return-from-wilderness-to-the-white-house.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/business/goldman-sachs-co... BofA, JPM, etc. definitely have ties, but it never seems to be as blatant as with GS.