A 40 percent jump in Wall Street bonuses this year may bring relief to New York City and Albany as the state and its biggest metropolis struggle with a combined $14 billion in budget deficits this fiscal year and next.
There's a larger lesson here besides the need for NYC to diversify its economy away from such a heavy reliance on the financial sector. The "masters of the universe" have learned absolutely nothing about the limits of their knowledge and the amount of damage their hubris can cause. Hopefully the next dip in the market (after Christmas?!) will drive this point home.
