How about vacations in prison?

As I understand it, the initial idea behind the bailout of Wall Street and the banks was to stimulate money lending again. By the banks and other financial institutions. But our capitalist bank executives decided otherwise. They either hoarded the first payment or spent it in unholy and greedy ways. Such as giving themselves big pay bonuses. Or by throwing extravagant parties. Or by buying fancy decorative toilets. Or by purchasing new corporate jets. In other words, by making their nests look more like castles. And as for us common folks, their attitude seems to be, "Let 'em eat cake." Sounds to me like our bankers are descendants of Marie Antoinette. Of course, we all know what happened to Marie. Didn't she get her head lopped off by an irate rabble? But today, we've learned to be more humane. We allow the privileged elite to get away with proverbial murder and other obscenities and we poor and middle class eat the cake crumbs they see fit to toss us. Meanwhile, they retire to their fancy mansions and yachts with full pockets. I'm not advocating that they be sent to the guillotine. But how about expense-paid vacations...in prison? --Jim Broede