Cousin A.

Why I'm Buying Goldman Sachs

Your reasoning as to "beginning a stake in Goldman Sachs (GS)" is certainly on target, to-wit: "I prefer to go with the company with their hands in every piece of our government and economic system" and ... "with unfettered access to the Fed's balance sheet, with much lighter regulation than tradiditonal banks - these guys should now be able to run wild with your taxpayer dollars." We may or may not like it, but that is the way it is.