The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, said in 2009 that banks serve a social purpose and are "doing God’s work. We help companies to grow by helping them to raise capital. Companies that grow create wealth. This, in turn, allows people to have jobs that create more growth and more wealth. It’s a virtuous cycle." On the other hand, Goldman Sachs earned around $12 billion and would hand out more than $16 billion in year-end bonuses. The average employee earned $500,000 for the year. Despite the rhetoric, Blankfein’s leadership was probably