Again, this is why there should have never been a bailout in the first place, as it was known it would inevitably come down to this showdown between government and business interests. Now the banks are attempting to have it both ways by being rescued with public funds while then rejecting any type of governmental input afterwards. They should have thought of that before they accepted the billions in bailout money.

Don’t get me wrong, I 100 percent oppose the government imposing its will in the areas of compensation for private enterprise, but the banks and financial institutions invited that when they took taxpayers’ money to survive. That has led us to this moment in time where they have to now fight to retain control of their own destinies after they were given temporary reprieve.

The government are trying to use this opportunity to socialize the most important business sector in the world, and it’s possible they may just get their way; the reason the industry is starting to flex their muscles in growing resistance.

To me the bottom line is while this is all being hashed out, there shouldn’t be donations given or received, as no matter what the final decisions are, there will be uncertainty as to the integrity of the process and conclusions, as money flows into politicians’ coffers.