There are a few things that are the bedrock of the capitalist system. One is the employment contract. It often includes things like salary, bonus, commission, benefits, etc.
In the porkulus bill they passed and signed into law they said they would uphold the bonus structure. That, whether I like it or not, was agreed too on behalf of the American taxpayer.
Turning around today and retroactively taxing 90% of it back?
You misunderstood my post. I fully support your position. I was referring to the knee jerks in Congress and on the thread who want to punish AIG for something that the government already controlled and condoned.
I agree that Congress has no business passing any such nonsense.