Not at all a fair or a legal or a logical way to look at it.
Many of these people would have LEFT AIG, had they known that they would not get this bonus.
These “retention bonuses” are contracts written years ago.
If there had been a bankruptcy, these people would know that the bonus was NOT guaranteed. However, there was no bankruptcy -— and the employees deserve every penny!
You are not a conservative if you believe that the President or Congress can void contracts!
Besides, the President and Congress APPROVED these bonuses, by their votes and signatures!
So let them leave, and see if they can find jobs somewhere else.
If they’re going to take my money to keep themselves afloat because of exceedingly poor judgement and outright fraud, then I can determine their pay.
Otherwise, they can go BK and see what they get, along with all the other unsecured creditors.