For those pissed at th AIG bonuses

[BigFish]

The difference is the bailout money for the banks was given to the banks to keep them from going under which, by rights....they should have let them! The stimulus money which will put people to work (supposedly....time will tell if this happens) will be used to pay for infrastructure so paying overtime is part of doing business! The AIG bonuses should not have been given because that money was intended to keep them afloat......not by them a friggin' yacht!!!! Bonuses are not afloat!! A company that would have gone under without that bailout money has no business what so ever giving bonuses!!! We are supposed to be giving them another 30 billion dollars I heard????? I think that should not happen!!! Enough of this bull s-h-i-t!

[spence]

Originally Posted by BigFish

The difference is the bailout money for the banks was given to the banks to keep them from going under which, by rights....they should have let them! The stimulus money which will put people to work (supposedly....time will tell if this happens) will be used to pay for infrastructure so paying overtime is part of doing business!

If the banks go under there's no credit to lend money to keep the other businesses running. Doesn't matter if you're big or small, unless you can run on cash you depend on a bank to keep things operating.

I'm all for bailing out the banks, within reason.

-spence

[Mike P]

These guys deserve their cushy bonuses, but the poor schlubs who work their asses off for the state and make $60,000 a year don't deserve a pension. And yeah--as surprising as it may sound to you and others, there are people employed by the state who actually have to bust their asses every day.

You're a real pissah, Jimmy