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03/04/2009

Wall Street on the Tundra

by @ 6:15 pm. Filed under economics

Michael Lewis interviewing an Icelandic fisherman turned failed banker:

“You spent seven years learning every little nuance of the fishing trade before you were granted the gift of learning from this great captain?” I ask.

“Yes.”

“And even then you had to sit at the feet of this great master for many months before you felt as if you knew what you were doing?”

“Yes.”

“Then why did you think you could become a banker and speculate in financial markets, without a day of training?”

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