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I've heard this from multiple sources, but I don't know if it's really true.
Your source is the one doing drugs. No, Wall Streeters don't do a "lot of crack" or even a little crack. Most Wall Streeters are family folk trying to raise kids while juggling the incredible commuting fees the MTA has imposed on them while being buried under by NYS taxes.
Too many of you watch a movie and think it's real life down there.
I worked on Wall Street in the 80's-90's. Alcohol was and remains the substance of choice.
Millions of people around the world are employed in financial services and have middle class values and lifestyles, consistent with their compensation.
Yeah, it does not apply to every employee in Financial Services.
I fit in to that category you mention :
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have middle class values and lifestyles, consistent with their compensation.
Your source is the one doing drugs. No, Wall Streeters don't do a "lot of crack" or even a little crack. Most Wall Streeters are family folk trying to raise kids while juggling the incredible commuting fees the MTA has imposed on them while being buried under by NYS taxes.
Too many of you watch a movie and think it's real life down there.
Yes it was unfair to make a blanket generalization.
Thanks for the replies. I'm sure some have done it and it might have been more prevalent in the 80's, but at least from what you guys say, it wasn't the norm.
Truthfully, there are more on prescription anti depressants. They cannot live with the guilt of knowing they rig the markets on a daily basis.
Think about the JP Morgan "suicides". If you think about whistleblowing you have 2 choices- live on meds with the guilt or kill yourself otherwise you will be taken care of by the machine.
They still do blow and other drugs. As well as other sects of corporate America I've worked in. In this country its ok for the wealthy to do drugs, just not the poor.
I'd agree with you abour prescription meds just because they are a problem in all sects of our society.
They still do blow and other drugs. As well as other sects of corporate America I've worked in. In this country its ok for the wealthy to do drugs, just not the poor.
I'd agree with you abour prescription meds just because they are a problem in all sects of our society.
The wealthy Country clubs have many "prescription" pill poppers as well as illicit drug users.
The desperate housewives are so bored with their vapid country club lives they have nothing else but to get high. Not all - but a good number.
I live in a town near this lifestyle and my spouse works in the hospital servicing these people, we see it everyday.
I've heard this from multiple sources, but I don't know if it's really true. If it is, then these people have to get burnt out eventually. I can see how Wall Street and crack/meth use would parallel each other as both could be adrenalinizing or intense activities. I hope they know how to get a good nights sleep because that would be tiring after a while.
The wealthy Country clubs have many "prescription" pill poppers as well as illicit drug users.
The desperate housewives are so bored with their vapid country club lives they have nothing else but to get high. Not all - but a good number.
I live in a town near this lifestyle and my spouse works in the hospital servicing these people, we see it everyday.
Yep yep.
The wealthy do it mostly with impunity and the poor are demonized and prosecuted for it.
What we need to do is stop the stupid War and start treating our addiction problem. Some substances are just a filler to escape from deeper issues. In fact, that's often the case with addicts.
I've heard this from multiple sources, but I don't know if it's really true. If it is, then these people have to get burnt out eventually. I can see how Wall Street and crack/meth use would parallel each other as both could be adrenalinizing or intense activities. I hope they know how to get a good nights sleep because that would be tiring after a while.
I think you are listening to too many fairy tales!!!! and watching too many shows like Mad Man.
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