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AIG Bonus Checks May Be Taxed At Up to 100%, Says Sen. Chuck Schumer

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Top executives at AIG and our newly elected are just like Robinhood, or so the would have us all believe. Rob from the rich and give to the poor. Poor old me, I think i'll give myself and my buddies a big fat bonus, and my friends in Washington just maid it possable.Don't be suprised when the boys in Washington give themselves a bailout to. Although I did forget they inherited the problem, they didn't cause it, and I'm sure my kids and thier kids will be glad that Obama, along with the rest of the merry men, are leaving them such a grate future. Years of debt to pay. It's a never ending store the rich get richer and the rest of us do what they tell us. Come on America get with it! if we don't raise our voices to the ones we elected, and get involved nothing will ever change. Call your senators and congressmen and let them know your not happy with what they have done, and if enough of us do then maybe we can make adifference. For the ones who can't even make a simple phone call then don't complain !!!

Just an average joe of OH 8:41PM March 25, 2009

Sad to say that as the bail-outs were being first started,I predicted that CEO's were going to make sure they had the bonuses and than leave.Greed is a very heavy anchor.
Why wasn't the government smart enough to make that prediction like I did.I don't even work in the government either

Leif of FL 7:08AM March 22, 2009

THIS IS GONE PAST A JOKE.THESE GUYS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING WHEN THEY DREW UP THEIR OWN CONTRACTS AND GOT THEM APPROVED.DO THESES SUPER BRIGHT AND BEST PEOPLE READ NEWS PAPERS OR WATCH TV.IT ALL OVER THE PLACE WE ARE IN CRISES/RECESSION.AMERICANS ARE SPENDING TAX DOLLARS BAILING OUT BANKS.YOU GUY BROKE AIG.NOW YOU TAKE MILLIONS TO STAY AT WORK.YOU SHOUD BE WORKING FOR FREE UNTAIL THIS MESS IS CLEANED UP.NO I AM WRONG.I WOUL NOT HAVE YOU INSIDE THE DOOR.YOU WOULD BREAK AIG A SECOND TIME
SO WE HAVE THE BEST AND BRIGHTS RIPPING OFF THE SYSTEM.AND WHAT WHAT I CANT BELIEVE IS THE TAX PAYER OWNS 80% OF AIG AND CANT GET ANSWERS ON WHO GOT PAID A MILLION AND WHO GOT 4 MILLION.IS IT TOP SECRET.TAX PAYER OWNES 80% THIS SHOULD MEAN YOU ARE BOSS AND THE BOSS SHOULD KNOW WHO IS GETTING PAYED WHAT FROM THE SALARY DEPARTMENT.THERE IS NO IF AND BUTS.TAX PAYERS ARE THE BOSS.
IF I AM WRONG TELL ME.
THATS THE PROBLEM MR PRESEDENT.YOU ARE A SOFT TOUCH.AIG GUYS BREAK A COMPANY AND YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM ON.I CANT BELIEVE IT.YOU GAVE 180BL$ AND DID NOT LOOK AT WHO IS SPENDING IT.THE GUYS THAT ARE SPENDING IT ARE THE GUYS THAT BROKE THE COMPANY.CANT YOU SEE THAT.
ITS LIKE GIVING A GAMBELER HALF YOUR PAY CHECK AND BE SURPRISED THAT HE GAMBLED IT ALL AWAY.
AND THATS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID.THE 180BL IS GONE.NEVER TO COME BACK.
LET THE COMPANY FAIL AND LET THAT BE AN END TO IT.PULL OUT NOW BEFORE WE GET ANOTHER BILL OF 180BL$.REMEMBER WE OWN 80% OF IT AND THESE GUY THAT BROKE THE COMPANY ARE STILL MAKING DEALS.
THESE GUYS ARE PROFESIONAL GAMBLERS.THEY ARE ALSO PROFESIONAL SCAMMERS.

PATRICK of CA 6:42PM March 17, 2009

What are our elected leaders? Stupid?
Incompetent?
Corrupt and just playing Good Cop (Obama) bad cop (AIG) ?
What? IS there any more incompetence that has been displayed upon this land?
Are AIG folks smarter than the elect? Or are they equally as corrupt?
ECON 101: You dont over extend credit. Book One. Chapter One. Page One. Sentence One. To say you screwed up is akin to a baseball team without any bats. Its odd. Really odd. (Is it a conspiracy?) (Hey listen? If the Price Is Right? If there is a billion in it for you. Maybe we are talking corruption playing Good Cop Bad Cop than the incompetence of 'oohhhh I didnt know we were not supposed to over extend credit' even though it appears in any remedial Jr. High book on Econ.
AIG is a JOKE. How it became so big without monopoly laws kicking in? IS peculiarly odd. How the entire econ fell like Dominos? Really really odd. Yeah. I say. If there is a Billion in it a head. It is corruption.

AIG - SENATE - Corrupt - or Incompetent? of CA 6:23PM March 17, 2009

WOW: Schumer called it "Alice in Wonderland business practices" to give bonuses to executives at a firm that lost nearly $100 billion last year and had to be rescued with $170 billion in taxpayer money.
"It boggles the mind," he said.
However, we give "credits" or bonuses, EITC, Stimulus Checks and we LOST how much last year? What is the national deficit... slightly more than the 100 million. I do NOT agree with AIG, but really, look at our handouts. Look how WE the gov't spend the "taxpayers" money before you jump down their throat. Where can I find a list of "medicaid, metro" assistance for one client? I know women that have had high-risk babies (not octo-mom) that are tolling our system. Yet she will TOTALLY get an EITC tax credit among other things :)

bg of NV 6:12PM March 17, 2009

How about 500%? I love the "up to" part, translation: not 100%. They are throwing us a bone. I want heads to roll. I want to know the names of the 11 that have left AIG bcuz I'd bet my bottom dollar they were sent to AIG with instructions to orchestrate this collapse. Who did these 11 work for before going to AIG?

dawn of TN 5:59PM March 17, 2009

and now you want to punish AIG for following them?
What a joke. What's next, you tax everyone so you can make up for all the money you and your President are spending?
You should be investigated for what you have and are doing to this country.

Larry of CA 5:32PM March 17, 2009