Bernie Madoff, who owes you?

Bernie Madoff's attorney  Ira Lee Sorkin, said that he thought the 150 year sentence for Madoff was unfair. I think so too... I think everyone that he ripped off should have a chance to slap or kick bernie in the nuts. Which ever think is most fair. You figure what ever amount he ripped off from them will not be recouped... maybe pennies on the dollar. This means that countless individuals retirements are gone. Funds for Charities are gone. The man ripped off family members. I have no sympathy for him. He tried to stash 15 million dollars in his wifes account. That has been pared back to 2.5 million, stilll a sizeable sum. Although she won't be living at the same level of comfort that she once enjoyed. She may have had been more aware of her husbands dealings than she has let on. Regardless, she will be more comfortable than 90% of the population of the U.S. quite simply by living off of the Interest of that sum, much less touching the principal.

I feel so sorry for the people that he ripped off. As I approach retirement, and watch my 401k take nasty hits from the sorely mismanaged markets, I can be both sympathetic and empathetic on their plight. I will probably have to work longer than I had planned to, to allow the market to turn around, and perhaps to recoup some of my losses. But, for the most part, my retirement is still intact, and I haven't lost everything, like Madoff's "Victims" have. I can only hope he won't be put in some Comfortable "White Collar" enclosure, but will instead be put in with thieves, and bank robbers, and pickpockets, and others of his kind. They are the same as he is, albeit on a less grandiose scale