Dodd, gaeitner knew about the bonuses months before the fake
indignation this past week. They ok'd the bonuses, and now they act
outraged?! These guys are hypocrites.

That is the best line. Conversely, extreme Leftists
believe the State should own/run the corporations. (Mao, Castro,
Chavez, etc)

The proper thing to do is let these
companies go bankrupt. They can restructure or in the case of AIG,
their divisions could be sold off. (many of their divisions are still
highly successful) Plus, bankruptcy would negate the liability of
bonuses. It's too bad we let the Leftists print money. It's like
letting Michael Moore into Willie Wonka's chocolate factory.

Best line in the interview is what Ann says at the conclusion: "Right
wingers are all for people making money when they are successful, but
NOT when they're not successful!"

You reward success, but
you don't reward failure. Bankruptcy, not bailouts, is the right-wing
solution.

"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism
because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Mussolini


80% of AIG now belongs to the State. How many banks now
belong to the State? And who are the Fascists???

Because of the AIG bonus fallout, Citi among other
corporations are increasing executive salaries again. They deemed it
more cost effective than the bonus packages. Actually, they always
did but as Kato pointed out, Congress forced this scenario.
/>These are only 'tax payer funded bonuses' because the government
nationalized AIG instead of letting it go bankrupt and allowing it's
divisions to be sold off. Bankruptcy would've allowed AIG to default
on it's bonus obligations. But it wouldn't allow the Statists to
steal one of the largest corporations on earth.

As Glen
Beck pointed out today, that is the Corporatism that Mussolini spoke
about in his Fascist doctrine. Well . . . Obama promised change.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky was just on Cavuto talking
about the AIG bonuses. She said she would propose a bill that would
simply tax the bonuses at 100%. What a precedent.

In 1993, Congress felt that evil corporate executives were
making too much money. So Congress severely limited the tax
deductibility of executive pay packages. The result was that
corporations had to enter into binding contracts to defer
compensation.

Those 'bonuses' are in reality, payment for
previous service which the government would not allow them to be paid
for. Again, because Congress (and envious voters) couldn't stomach
them making so much money. (regardless of a strong economy) />
Like Ann said, right wingers have no problem with people
making money when they're successful. Executive Pay is an issue for
the executives and the share holders. Not Congress and/or voters with
inferiority complex's.