Comments on: At AIG; an offer they can’t refuse http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/03/25/at-aig-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/ Behind the deals and deal-makers Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Photographer http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/03/25/at-aig-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/comment-page-1/#comment-341286 Photographer Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:53:48 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/?p=14299#comment-341286 Wow, this whole mess is turning into a war between the tax payer and big financial institutions. After fighting terrorism for 8 years, it seems that there is a new war going on, a new common enemy - greedy financial corporations. Wow, this whole mess is turning into a war between the tax payer and big financial institutions. After fighting terrorism for 8 years, it seems that there is a new war going on, a new common enemy – greedy financial corporations.

]]> By: Hal http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/03/25/at-aig-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/comment-page-1/#comment-341283 Hal Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:06:04 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/?p=14299#comment-341283 Really it's extortion. The government okays these bonuses then decides that to avert the citizen heat from them blames the AIG people. I'm not saying that the bonuses aren't perhaps obscene. But it is amazing that the government is doing a 180 and on top of that using the anger of the American "mob" as a weapon. It's down right scary to me. The whole FED is causing fear across the main street and wall street. Today Geithner made some comments trying to clarify the US currency and China and it looks like he must have fumbled it because fear struck the market. I could see it with widget I use to track gold, http://www.learcapital.com/exactprice . The gold price rocketed over $13 on the news. Just proving to me the uncertainty that the market has in his handling of things. Really it’s extortion. The government okays these bonuses then decides that to avert the citizen heat from them blames the AIG people. I’m not saying that the bonuses aren’t perhaps obscene. But it is amazing that the government is doing a 180 and on top of that using the anger of the American “mob” as a weapon. It’s down right scary to me.

The whole FED is causing fear across the main street and wall street. Today Geithner made some comments trying to clarify the US currency and China and it looks like he must have fumbled it because fear struck the market. I could see it with widget I use to track gold, http://www.learcapital.com/exactprice . The gold price rocketed over $13 on the news. Just proving to me the uncertainty that the market has in his handling of things.

]]> By: Robert http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/03/25/at-aig-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/comment-page-1/#comment-341282 Robert Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:59:43 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/?p=14299#comment-341282 Aren't we in a capitalist society? Why are we holding on to these socialist fundamentals and bailing out these companies? "Let the bodies hit the floor!" Darwinistic as it sounds in the capitalist society that we are in...if a business fails no matter how small or large, it fails. You didn't see the mom and pops gas stations get a bailout when they couldn't afford fuel or the lumber mills when the housing market went belly up or or or... You want an economic stimulus? Take all of that money and turn it into state jobs that the average Joe could get, make the first two years of college free, cap the price of gas and diesel at 2.00, Lower the national minimum wage to 5.00 (plus the state differential). I know that last one sound counter intuitive but it does two things... it makes hiring more affordable for the little guy and brings down the inflated cost of everyday goods (these are based on this rate). Most people don't make minimum wage anyway, only the unskilled and inexperienced. Aren’t we in a capitalist society? Why are we holding on to these socialist fundamentals and bailing out these companies? “Let the bodies hit the floor!” Darwinistic as it sounds in the capitalist society that we are in…if a business fails no matter how small or large, it fails. You didn’t see the mom and pops gas stations get a bailout when they couldn’t afford fuel or the lumber mills when the housing market went belly up or or or… You want an economic stimulus? Take all of that money and turn it into state jobs that the average Joe could get, make the first two years of college free, cap the price of gas and diesel at 2.00, Lower the national minimum wage to 5.00 (plus the state differential). I know that last one sound counter intuitive but it does two things… it makes hiring more affordable for the little guy and brings down the inflated cost of everyday goods (these are based on this rate). Most people don’t make minimum wage anyway, only the unskilled and inexperienced.

]]> By: Russell http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/03/25/at-aig-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/comment-page-1/#comment-341281 Russell Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:37:56 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/?p=14299#comment-341281 I feel sad for the AIG Executive who wrote this letter. You cant blame the plumber cause the electrician burned down the house. http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/25/opinion/eddesantis.php I feel sad for the AIG Executive who wrote this letter. You cant blame the plumber cause the electrician burned down the house.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/25/o pinion/eddesantis.php

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