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House to vote on 90 percent tax for AIG bonuses
AP ^ | 03192009 | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Posted on 03/19/2009 6:57:28 AM PDT by EBH

Edited on 03/19/2009 7:34:42 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

WASHINGTON

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aig; aigbonuses; billofattainder; congressionaltyranny; fascism; taxes; taxincrease; taxincreases; yourtaxdollarsatwork
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No matter what you may think of the AIG bounuses.

This is government using TAXES as punishment!

1 posted on 03/19/2009 6:57:29 AM PDT by EBH
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To: EBH

BURN IN HELL RANGEL!


2 posted on 03/19/2009 6:59:07 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: EBH

How about congress returning their salaries to the taxpayers! ...both parties!


3 posted on 03/19/2009 6:59:11 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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Yes, but I’m glad to see at least they were including Fannie and Freddie in the punishment. I figured they would have protected them.


4 posted on 03/19/2009 6:59:42 AM PDT by erkyl (The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, stay neutral)
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To: EBH

How is that not a bill of attainder or post-facto law or some such which were all expressly forbidden in the constitution and bill of rights??


5 posted on 03/19/2009 6:59:48 AM PDT by varmintman
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Lawmakers rushed to the microphones after word of the bonuses was leaked out

How about we start charging them for using "our" microphones?

6 posted on 03/19/2009 7:00:26 AM PDT by Jim Noble (They are willing to kill for socialism...but not to die for it.)
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I hope and pray that there is at least a handful of AIG employees that will take this to court and have the Supremes decide if it passes constitutional muster
7 posted on 03/19/2009 7:00:39 AM PDT by VRWCTexan (History has a long memory - but still repeats itself)
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This is tyranny, period. I don't care what the circumstances are. We have similar contracts in our industry under different circumstances, however they are basically the same concept!

I have major problems but they are directed at CONGRESS FOR CREATING THIS SITUATION TO BEGIN WITH!

People are being duped and misdirected with this issue altogether. It's extremely dangerous.

8 posted on 03/19/2009 7:00:55 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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Isn’t there something in the Constitution about ex post facto laws and bills of attainer?


9 posted on 03/19/2009 7:01:07 AM PDT by Mercat (There will be a day)
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It is wrong.

By what Constitutional authority do they do this?

These people broke no laws, if they did...take them to court and not the congressional mock trial we saw yesterday.


10 posted on 03/19/2009 7:01:12 AM PDT by EBH (The world is a balance between good & evil, your next choice will tip the scale.)
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To: erkyl

Never under-estimate Barney Frank....


11 posted on 03/19/2009 7:01:22 AM PDT by VRWCTexan (History has a long memory - but still repeats itself)
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Watch the AIG BONUSES! LOOK, they are 165 MILLION!!!!!
And please pay no attention to the 170 billion in taxes that Obama is channeling to foreigners through AIG.

THE BONUSES,,THATS ALL THAT MATTERS!!!!!!


12 posted on 03/19/2009 7:01:29 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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Since when do State taxes take only 20%. It looks to me like anyone taking a bonus will be in the hole.


13 posted on 03/19/2009 7:01:34 AM PDT by jim_trent
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To: Mercat

opps... spelled that wrong... anyway - any constitutional experts out there?


14 posted on 03/19/2009 7:01:35 AM PDT by Mercat (There will be a day)
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According the Senator Dodd, the President had him change the law to make sure these bonus's were paid so AIG was within the law - so the government is punishing those obeying the law.

What party is in power doing this>

15 posted on 03/19/2009 7:02:37 AM PDT by edcoil (Are we there yet?)
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The exact reason there will never be a Fair Tax. They will not give up the ability to punish and reward as they see fit.
16 posted on 03/19/2009 7:02:44 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: erkyl

Fannie and Freddie aren’t totally included because the bill only applies to bonuses paid after 12/31/08 and they received part of their bonus last year.


17 posted on 03/19/2009 7:03:03 AM PDT by ltc8k6
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Today, its AIG, tomorrow its all of us, this is just the start!


18 posted on 03/19/2009 7:03:52 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: EBH

Wrong on so many levels. Extortion by the U.S. government.


19 posted on 03/19/2009 7:04:08 AM PDT by madison10
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I cannot believe people are screaming about 165 million when the govt. is shafting us for trillions of dollars.

God, I wish I was as ignorant as the rest of the american public.

This is a bill of attainder. The very idea that they are attempting this is outragous.

Our govt has absolutely turned into the enemy.


20 posted on 03/19/2009 7:04:17 AM PDT by waxer1 ( Live Free or Die; Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death)
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