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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 03:50 PM Original message |
AIG acted like a hedge fund, Bernanke says |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. well no shit... |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Whenever there is this much noise and handwringing... |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Uh.. the taxpayers WILL take the hit if AIG fails... |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Well, as several economists have pointed out... |
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wackywaggin (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. As Bernanke sits and sucks the Government tit |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. The thing that bothers me the most is all that stealing was technically lawful. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Not necessarily |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Ooh, Do You Know Any Details? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 05:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. All sort of statutes out there |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I'm Thinking Primarily of the CDOs |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. You raise another good point. Rating Companies need to be held acountable as well |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Criminal penalties for this sort of thing are generally low |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. We'll get AIG figured out.. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. Doesn't he mean AIG acted like a "Bu*h Fund", not a "Hedge Fund"? |
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