"On Wall Street, there is concern that compensation curbs would hinder a companyâs ability to attract top-notch employees, and that would lead to a talent drain, Meredith Whitney, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co., said on Bloomberg Television.
âIf you cap compensation, the best and the brightest are still going to figure out a way to make money, and it may not be on Wall Street,â Whitney said. "
A talent drain on Wall Street would be a good thing at the moment. Let the talent soak into other sectors of the economy and see what they can do to help make companies more productive, or better yet, start their own companies and make millions that way.