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Punked: Stimulus Bill Guaranteed AIG bonus payments

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by basso, Mar 18, 2009.

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  1. basso

    basso Member
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    watch it and weep.

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    #81 basso, Mar 20, 2009
  2. SamFisher

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    And this supports the argument that he knew about this "for months" how?
     
    #82 SamFisher, Mar 20, 2009
  3. basso

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    you said there was no evidence he knew about the bonuses before they were paid. clearly he did.
     
    #83 basso, Mar 20, 2009
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    Just admitted the company is now NATIONALIZED and send a Treasury official to sit on the board. This can save a lot of trouble and nonesense.

    At least, people would know whom to blame that way.
     
    #84 michecon, Mar 20, 2009
  5. SamFisher

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    I said that there was no evidence that the entire thing was a cover-up that has been existing for months.

    At most, it pushed the timeline back one week.

    Congrats.
     
    #85 SamFisher, Mar 20, 2009
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    Well he was head of the NY Fed, who were involved with the original deal...

    So either

    a. He has known about this for a while
    b. He is so incompetent that he was oblivious to the entire thing

    Just to give him the benefit of the doubt, Ill go with A.
     
    #86 wakkoman, Mar 20, 2009
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    It's similar to me giving you $1,700 and you lose $1.65 of it. Should I really be that angry that you lost $1.65 of it? No, probably not.

    These AIG bonuses are being blown way out of proportion and time is being wasted on it in the government instead of real issues.
     
    #87 Depressio, Mar 20, 2009
  8. SamFisher

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    Uh, did you do the diligence on the deal?
     
    #88 SamFisher, Mar 21, 2009
  9. basso

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    Geithner, as head of the NY Fed, did.
     
    #89 basso, Mar 21, 2009
  10. Republic

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    This thread and threads like it are ass. There's no point other than partisan insults. You people have way too much free time to continue bringing up stupid of the past in order to excuse stupid of the present and future. Are none of you concerned with the neverending presence of stupid itself?

    I'm willing to bet that no one out there is truly proud of their current national representation. I'm tired of elections being a battle between "the lesser of all the evils". I'm frankly amazed this administration was the best we could come up with. I didn't think it was possible for the Dems to find someone who'd make the last administration look a little less stupid, but they did. At least he was marketable though, right? I mean, someone needs to tell him he's no longer campaigning. It's time to pony up.

    Our government needs a serious enema. BTW, how long was any of this legislation posted online for voter review?
     
    #90 Republic, Mar 21, 2009
  11. SamFisher

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    evidence?
     
    #91 SamFisher, Mar 21, 2009
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