I am a native in this world And think in it as a native thinks
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Washington looks across Wall Street
I like this view, taken behind the statue of Washington, looking across Wall Street to the New York Stock Exchange. I can only imagine how baffling he would find our modern financial systems -- I'm not sure anyone living now really understands them.
At least when the nation's treasure consisted of bags of coins, you could only steal as much as you could carry.
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