"Throwing some people in prison" would be far too merciful. Governments are collapsing, several nations are experiencing massive civil unrest, and most likely many people will die because of this financial mess.
What would restore some confidence in the markets and governments is hanging the corpses of these corrupt bastards from every lamp post up and down Wall Street and all over Washington, DC, and leave them hanging for the next few centuries.
...and leave them hanging...
My exact thought. It may not cure the problem totally, but it sure would help.
Amen, these bastids have indeed caused this and have caused people to die...I lost my life savings. Draw and quarter them while you are at it. Wall Street is the most corrupt institution ever...second only to our government. I would remind posters that the GOP has been in control of Congress for all but two years...so they are all to blame.