Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130129:17:37:00
Bonuses to pay bonuses. we allowed them to pay bigger bonuses hand they otherwise could. instead of forcing firms we allowed them to pay in depressed stock, the amount which became inflated. >> since i'm in new york and i feel the ora of wall street around me, i'll -- >> especially on this show. >> exactly. i won't stick up for this, but i think that the -- what treasury said and there was some defense of this, which is you have to pay people to keep them at their firms. >> that's always been the line. >> that has been the line. >> top talent -- >> i can see david recoiling over there. >> as l...