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ivancdg on July 15, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Goldman Sachs and the $580 Million Black Hole

The larger point about personal responsibility is more important than applying the metaphor to every possible case.

No matter who you hire, in any context, it is up to you to make sure they do a good job with the tools available to you.

urbanjunkie on July 15, 2012 [–]

Every possible case? Your analogy was terrible. Your follow up was much better, and is what you should have said in the first place.

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