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The public is still seething over the record bonuses banks gave
themselves last year -- despite being bailed out by taxpayers. Dan
Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin, uses pictures to explain
how banks justified theses bonuses -- and how they were based on
revenue, not profit.
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