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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:49 PM Original message |
Rage at AIG Swells As Bonuses Go Out |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. 'they' could do the decent thing and return the bonuses |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Rosa, sweetie, do you really think America is made of people who return two and three million |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:34 AM Response to Reply #50 |
63. "It's putting people's lives in danger." |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-18-09 06:31 AM Response to Reply #50 |
80. their time has come!!! |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. "I have a horrible, horrible, horrible feeling that this is going to end badly." |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Isn't that the truth? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. No, no. Needs it to bulletproof the limo. |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. It already HAS ended badly --- for the taxpayers. n/t |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Do you really think this has ended? |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. For many people it has. |
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GreatInDayton (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Thank you... |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I have no idea how many posts you need to PM |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 02:02 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Welcome to DU, GreatinDayton |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:47 AM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Yes, of course..what I meant was.. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:41 AM Response to Reply #26 |
51. No, it hasn't ended yet. They'll get more of our money yet. Watch. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
44. Spoken like a man who just saw the peasants storming the castle with pitchforks and torches |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
70. I think by badly, he meant they might HAVE to give the money back |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Did a single one of them offer to forfeit their bonuses? |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. It mentioned people quitting but didn't give any more details. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. It said that the bad boys who did bad things are gone. |
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Quiz Master (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Indeed. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:52 AM Response to Reply #21 |
54. When did they leave? And what did the very good boys do to earn these bonuses so fast? |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
79. My understanding is that they received the bonuses on SUNDAY. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
53. That's called "Take the money and run." Andrew Cuomo just may be our next President. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. geniuses? or belief mongers? duh? where does the x/y go? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #31 |
69. I was being facetious, but it's hard to be facetious with this kind of format, |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 07:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
65. IIRC, the Liddy guy said he would give up his, and maybe one or two other top dogs. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
72. That's about as likely as someone in Congress turning down a raise |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Yes, that's exactly correct. Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" is their Bible. |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. Not a good comparison |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. Very interesting article. People need to read to the bottom (it is only one page). |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. My outrage is just ramping up. |
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agent46 (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. Drip...Drip...Drip... n/t |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. This right here ... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
57. Lots of very smart people are unemployed now. AIG can hire them. Since the bad people |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:58 AM Response to Reply #57 |
64. Just about anyone can run a paper shredder. nt |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
10. It will end badly, I think |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
58. I hope you're correct, but I doubt it. White collar crooks just don't suffer commensurate with |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #58 |
67. I know |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. maybe people just need to look on the internet |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Thanks! That is awesome. |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #11 |
40. sure a lot of 'vice presidents' on that list - all chiefs and no indians if you ask me |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:18 AM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Some companies give out titles instead of real money. Apparently, AIG was generous with both. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. I warned earlier that anger over this is REAL and the tone deaf |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. This is for real and people are going to be pissed off about it |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sounds like AIG is begining to understand how the French aristocrats felt |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Good |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
56. Not only AIG. I bet lots of companies and stockholders are watching this and |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. I feel compelled to post this video. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:12 AM Response to Reply #15 |
37. oh thank you! |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
75. It was a classic. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yeah, but people with million dollar bonuses don't go postal. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. How does "keep them going" equal "keep them in luxury"? |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
20. Interesting points: |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
36. IF AIG is owned by the federal government |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:00 AM Response to Reply #36 |
55. No permission necessary. When you sue a company, you are not suing the stockholders. That is |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #55 |
66. Exactly, there is no permission needed. |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. Mob mentality fueled by politicians and angry people |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
68. Yeah, and from Obama on down they are adding flames to the fire. |
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Mr. Hyde (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
24. I have more of a problem with my tax dollars being given to foreign banks through AIG. |
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MadrasT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #24 |
74. IMO, this is a diversion |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
25. What would have happened to the bonuses IF the taxpayers had not paid the bail out? |
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Frank Booth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
27. Grassley had a hell of a quote about this: |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
28. What a bunch of white gloved sissies |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
30. I suspect "AIG" on a resume is going to be a badge of shame from here on out |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:18 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. does the public lose its life insurance and pensions if this goes down? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:38 AM Response to Reply #30 |
60. Depends on who is looking at the resume, I would think.nt |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
39. Seems like time to quote Phil Ochs' 'Ringing of Revolution' |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
42. Punitive damages? For what cause of action? |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:41 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. If they are bankrupt, it won't matter... the Federal Gov. should have put pressure on employees to |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
43. This is a very good read ...highly recommended knr nt |
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SlingBlade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:32 AM Response to Original message |
45. "It's going to blow up," said a senior Financial Products manager |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
47. Sounds like a good idea to me |
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ExExGOP (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:34 AM Response to Original message |
48. I don't recommend violence but we, the taxpayers, got exploited and we need our voices heard.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:38 AM Response to Original message |
49. This is like giving me a performance bonus for gambling at Vegas and losing big. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
61. Why doesn't the law of fraudulent conveyances apply to these bonuses? Yes, a |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
62. I have a real problem with the arguments for this bonus... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
71. "It's putting people's lives in danger." |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. IMO, the management, the government and the media all dropped the ball |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
76. If " lives in danger" is what it takes to correct this Greedy behavior, then MOB RULES apply. |
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