How Well Is President Obama Handling the AIG Bonus Outrage?

By U.S. News Staff

March 17, 2009 RSS Feed Print

Today's Political Bulletin reports: "Media reports are describing a widespread populist reaction to the AIG bonus story, with the President moving to reassure the public that the government shares its outrage." Obama announced yesterday that his Administration will attempt to recover the $165 million in "taxpayer funds which, as ABC World News put it, were used to pay 'bonuses to executives of the very division that virtually destroyed the company.'" How well is President Obama handling the outrage over AIG's bonuses?

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From what I understand, if the bailout money went to every household in the country. Everyone would have close to 500,000 dollars. What would everyone do with that?? You think maybe it would be pumped back into the economy then? I think AIG's bailout money should be revoked.

Steve of OK 9:54AM March 29, 2009

My View is that the president is giving our taxpayers hard earned money to big corporations who are not worthy of these gifts and who should have done the right thing when they could.....but they did not....they deserve to go broke because they gave credit to people without proper assets and because the loaning companies failed to explain the real terms of the mortgage....in plain talk....deceptive advertising and promotion.... In my youth I had to wear a white shirt every working day......to day I will wear a white shirt at a wedding or a funeral.....cordially.....

Steve S. Roisman of CA 3:35PM March 18, 2009

If AIG now belongs to us 'WE THE PEOPLE' than I want to sell my share!!! IT's My Money and I want it NOW!!!!

D.W. Turner of LA 2:12AM March 18, 2009

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