[r-q-tek86]

On the banker side of things, it’s hard to see much difference between government and bankers these days since they move back and forth between private and public sectors so freely.

The wife works for JP Morgan so I get some behind the scenes glimpses. Jamie Dimon has had a few Reardonesque moments in the past few months.

There is no question that there were a number of bankers, automakers and wall streeters who acted more like Jim Taggert than like Hank Reardon, but there are good ones out there that are getting blame for the misdeeds of others. Of course, that is the goal of the current administration... isn't it?

[Cottonbay]

John Allison (former CEO) current Chairman of BB&T Bank, is not only a Rearden type, but, when BB&T gives money to a University, they have to agree to have a course on Objectivism...and Ayn Rand. He is now teaching some at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC.