Via Huffington: Les Leopold: Poverty Rises as Wall Street Billionaires Whine

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Les Leopold: You'd think the Wall Street moguls would be thankful. Not just thankful -- down on their knees kissing the ground taxpayers walk on and hollering hallelujah at the top of their lungs! These guys profited from puffing up the housing bubble, then got bailed out when the going got tough. Without taxpayer largess, these hedge fund honchos would be flat broke. Instead, they're back to hauling in obscene profits. Yet standing before us are these troubled souls, haunted by visions of persecution. Why?  

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