Geithner Hits Goldman Sachs: It Would Have Failed Without Government Help

Geithner Hits Goldman Sachs: It Would Have Failed Without Government Help

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner disputed claims by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executives that the bank could have survived the financial crisis without government help and said it and other Wall Street firms should show some restraint in handing out bonuses this year.

"It is very important that we change the way these executives are paid, the form of compensation, this year," Geithner said in an interview yesterday for Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital with Al Hunt," which is being aired throughout the weekend. "We have to end that era of irresponsibly high bonuses."

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