In browsing: "Pension Fund and Illinois shareholder Ken Brown alleges that Goldman's much-criticized compensation plan is not structured in the best interest of shareholders.... Citing New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's July report, Brown's lawsuit states that "Goldman earned $2.3 billion, paid out $4.8 billion in bonuses and received $10 billion in TARP funding." The lawsuit argues that the bank's 2008 bonuses were subsidized with taxpayer money. At issue in both lawsuits is whether or not Goldman Sachs's bonuses -- including those from 2008 and the bonuses it plans to pay out in 2009 -- are artificially inflated by the government's assistance. The bank, which says it has set aside a record $16.7 billion for employee compensation thus far this year,or roughly $700,000 per employee.

Easy come, easy go.