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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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thinking. I don't necessarily know what all the companies, on the one hand, and the stockholders on the other hand, are thinking, but I'm sure stuff is occurring to them. Especially stockholders of companies that are not at least 51% owned by one family group.
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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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