I agree, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility that the government might look at you and say “Hey, that bonus was too high. Gimme some of that.” AIG, though, has done little to help itself. If they had done 99 out of 100 things wrong, they might have managed, but they have struck out 100% since the start of this fool deal.
How about we just pass a law that takes 90% of President Obama’s salary over $250,000? How about we forbid him from having more than one party a month? The country’s still in a bad recession and getting worse, and you could argue he’s doing nothing to help things. He’s paid 100% by the taxpayer. The hypocrisy of all of this is nuts.
I don’t agree with the AIG bonuses, but why is it okay for members of Congress to get automatic pay raises when they have utterly failed in their governance over the last few months? This whole government good, business EVIL is disgusting and anti-American.