JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon"They're right. In general, these big institutions of America let them down," Dimon told reporters on November 2. "That's not the same thing as to say that every bank was bad, every politician was bad. That's where I would disagree."Dimon added: "America"They're right. In general, these big institutions of America let them down," Dimon told reporters on November 2. "That's not the same thing as to say that every bank was bad, every politician was bad. That's where I would disagree."Dimon added: "America has become more inequitable in the last 10 or 20 years. That's a fact. I don't personally think that's a good thing. I've been a big supporter of progressive taxes."Mario Tama/Getty ImagesCitigroup CEO Vikram Pandit“Their sentiments are completely understandable," Pandit said about the protesters in an October 12 interview. "I would also corroborate that trust has been broken between financial institutions and the citizens of the U.S. And that is Wall Street’s job,“Their sentiments are completely understandable," Pandit said about the protesters in an October 12 interview. "I would also corroborate that trust has been broken between financial institutions and the citizens of the U.S. And that is Wall Street’s job, to reach out to Main Street to rebuild that trust.... I’d be happy to talk to them any time they want to come up.”Mario Tama/Getty ImagesBlackRock CEO Laurence Fink“The protesting is a statement the future is very clouded for a lot of people,” Fink said October 4. "These are not lazy people sitting around looking for something to do. We have people losing hope and they’re going into the street, whether it’s justifie“The protesting is a statement the future is very clouded for a lot of people,” Fink said October 4. "These are not lazy people sitting around looking for something to do. We have people losing hope and they’re going into the street, whether it’s justified or not.”Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesGeneral Electric CEO Jeff Immelt"Unemployment is 9.1 percent. Underemployment is much higher than that, particularly among young people that don't have a college degree. It is natural to assume that people are angry, and I think we have to be empathetic and understand that people are no"Unemployment is 9.1 percent. Underemployment is much higher than that, particularly among young people that don't have a college degree. It is natural to assume that people are angry, and I think we have to be empathetic and understand that people are not feeling great," Immelt said on October 17. "The discrepancy [between CEO pay and the rest of American] is certainly one of the problems today in terms of why people feel the system is unfair."David McNew/Getty ImagesHoward Buffett, director at Berkshire Hathaway (and Warren Buffett's son)“I think it takes [demonstrations] to make things happen sometimes,” Buffett told Bloomberg News on October 12. He added that, over the past 15 years, “we saw large corporations really screw people.”“I think it takes [demonstrations] to make things happen sometimes,” Buffett told Bloomberg News on October 12. He added that, over the past 15 years, “we saw large corporations really screw people.”Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMicrosoft Chairman Bill Gates"I just can’t imagine these millionaires and billionaires going down and barricading the streets because they are going to have to pay 4 or 5 percent more in taxes. I mean, it’s going to be rough for them," Gates joked on ABC's This Week. "There’"I just can’t imagine these millionaires and billionaires going down and barricading the streets because they are going to have to pay 4 or 5 percent more in taxes. I mean, it’s going to be rough for them," Gates joked on ABC's This Week. "There’s certainly a case to be made that taxes should be more progressive."Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesPIMCO Co-Founder Bill Gross"Class warfare by the 99%? Of course, theyre fighting back after 30 years of being shot at," Gross tweeted on October 11."Class warfare by the 99%? Of course, theyre fighting back after 30 years of being shot at," Gross tweeted on October 11.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke"I would just say very generally, I think people are quite unhappy with the state of the economy and what’s happening," Bernanke told the congressional Joint Economic Committee on October 4. "They blame, with some justification, the problems in the financ"I would just say very generally, I think people are quite unhappy with the state of the economy and what’s happening," Bernanke told the congressional Joint Economic Committee on October 4. "They blame, with some justification, the problems in the financial sector for getting us into this mess, and they’re dissatisfied with the policy response here in Washington. And at some level, I can’t blame them. Certainly, 9 percent unemployment and very slow growth is not a good situation."Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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