And adding to this outrage, we learned this week that even as they petitioned for taxpayer assistance, Wall Street firms shamefully paid out nearly $20 billion in bonuses for 2008.

• 人们的愤慨越来越多，我得知本周即使他们申请纳税人的帮助，华尔街上的公司仍可耻地支付了大约200亿美元2008年度奖金。