This is exactly why they'd be foolish to give any of the bonus money back. This bonus they just received is likely to be the last one they ever receive, and they'd best get it while they can.
Yeah, let’s screw the taxpayers while we can...the loss of jobs, 401K’s and all the other ways these people found to crash the economy is insufficient of course. One thing, I hope you are correct. I hope the Wall Street banks and other companies will think twice about rewarding failure while driving their companies into the ground.