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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:51 AM Original message |
$500 Million in AIG Bonuses? Who Cares. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. No. What it tells you is that AIG will pay out on its contracts no matter what. |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I'm fine with putting AIG out of its misery. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 02:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Estimates are it will take $200 billion to close out AIG Credit Default Swap contract. |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 02:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I just worry |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. That is the new head of AIG. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. That seems like a low-ball figure... the amount of outstanding |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. That is the estimate of how much it will cost to close today. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Exactly... what a horrible mess :( |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Best post I've read all day. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. Well, that's a nice smokescreen. |
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F.C.James (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. Bonus or prison time ? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. I hear this point a lot.. |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. will the entire system unravel if we DON'T bail them out? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Hey..... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:52 AM Response to Original message |
11. Don't you see? That's the beauty of the system. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
14. I do think the "bonus" issue is a major diversion... |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. It's no different than Reagan's 'welfare queens' bullshit |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
16. The reason this has sparked outrage... |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. I dont know about you, but I have a lot of outrage to go around. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. Let's worry about all of our problems. |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Fair enough, but then lets make sure |
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