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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:24 PM Original message |
NPR sheds new light on AIG BONUSES (for me at least) |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Auto unions had to make concessions why not these creeps? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I agree - just explaining how it happened. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bonuses to criminals so they can provide confessions for their corrupt deals....... |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Or protection money to the mafia n/t |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Absolutely criminals! |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ok, so it didn't work |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. They'll find a way to stop it I think - several economists have offered solutions. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. There was also something else said on NPR this afternoon that was interesting |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That really is interesting! Thanks for the link. |
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thevoiceofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. If AIG went into bankruptcy court, they could do it too |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. They dont have to go into 13 though. A lesser degree would do it. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Yes, because they're in bankruptcy and AIG isn't. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. and when the auto companies were begging for help.... |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. That's why they have been termed, 'retention payments' by AIG execs. n/t. |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. Clawback!! There will be blood! So... these AIG guys took our lunch money and |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. So many new DUers lately, |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Thanks! Gosh, am I still "new"? I don't feel new. I wish I had heard about DU |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. But I still don't get why a company wouldn't protect itself by saying, |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:23 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. That's a good point. It's unbelievable that the contracts were granting all that money... |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. Also, that AIG sent many of their bailout money to other banks |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. Another thing I learned, money from last Sept direct from Treasury, no Congressional opportunity. |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
18. President Obama is on the scene! |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Guess we'll see today. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
20. . |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
21. You should have watched MSNBC, that's all they kept saying over and over again today. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:22 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Interesting then that Pat Buchanan didn't know why the contracts were written... |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. You read my post as snark? Far from it. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. So what if YOU were tired of it?? When I was online it was all about what to do... |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. What is your deal... |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
22. Here is what I learned today |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:25 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. The amazing thing to me is how they consider these "talented" people... |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. yep, you ruined the company.... here's millions of dollars. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
27. What a crock. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. If I knew one of these guys lived in my neighborhood, I'd be on the public sidewalk with a sign ... |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
35. Isn't that nice of NPR to defend AIG. Awwwww. |
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