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Old 08-24-2007, 06:16 PM
Tweety Tweety is offline
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Default Re: Manhattan real estate

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"And I'm not talking about some four-hundred thousand dollar a year, working Wall Street stiff, flying first-class, being comfortable, I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet, rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred-million dollars Buddy, a player...or nothing."

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Yup. And that was from a 1980s movie. Today, the "working wall st. stiff" type is now $1-$2 million, and the player is $250-$500 million. Just pick up a copy of Trader magazine and look at the compensations of the top 30 traders last year.

Pretty ridiculous.
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