The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 3, 2011 Wall Street Bankers Take in Record $135 Billion in Compensation ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Wall Street Journal reports 2010 was a banner year for bankers as Wall Street compensation hit a record-breaking $135 billion. That's a 5.7 percent increase from 2009. .