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