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"There are a whole bunch of folks now who are feigning outrage about these bonuses that a year ago or two years ago or three years ago said, well, we should never meddle in these compensation plans," he said. "These are the best and the brightest. They know what they're doing. That's part of the market," he said. "And now, suddenly, they're outraged."