Yes, there is an economic crisis, but some normality has to pertain in the world. Most people are used to budgeting, and are used to earning relatively little. But these bankers and their families are used to having a lot of disposable income; they are used to having lavish Christmases. If the majority are going to get what they are used to, then the bankers and their families should also get what they are used to. Yes it is unfair, welcome to capitalism.

Recession is a strange time to live in. People need to save to pay their mortgages to avoid repossession, but in saving money, you are not spending. By not spending, retailers’ profits decrease. These retailers then find it economically unviable to keep all their members of staff and so they make redundancies. This then leaves more unemployed people who cannot afford to spend; who do not shop. And so the cycle continues.
How can we break this cycle? Give the bankers a massive profit. In turn, their families will shop. A new car perhaps. Retailers notice the increase in spending and so they will higher more staff, or at least will not sack any more members of staff.

If a person has had their sight set to a career in banking, and has worked towards that career, whether through the academic route or by rising through the ranks. They would have worked hard with their eyes set on big bucks and yearly bonuses. It would be unfair to stop them receiving the benefits they had looked to receiving their whole lives. This economic crisis should not take away from the fact that they have worked hard to get where they are.