Comments on: All Abuzz About AIG http://www.topfinanceblog.com/all-abuzz-about-aig/ Financial News, Information, and Commentary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:42:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mitch http://www.topfinanceblog.com/all-abuzz-about-aig/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Mitch Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:37:38 +0000 http://www.topfinanceblog.com/?p=185#comment-279 Definitely something I wish the feds would think about, but they won't; too busy trying to take away the rights of others, it seems. Definitely something I wish the feds would think about, but they won’t; too busy trying to take away the rights of others, it seems.

]]> By: Trevor @ FN http://www.topfinanceblog.com/all-abuzz-about-aig/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Trevor @ FN Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:57:27 +0000 http://www.topfinanceblog.com/?p=185#comment-277 I really hate taxes too, especially the ones you listed there. <abbr><em>Trevor @ FNs last blog post..<a href="http://www.financialnut.com/college-basketballs-march-madness-how-much-is-it-going-to-cost-you/">College Basketball’s March Madness: How Much Is It Going To Cost You?</a></abbr></em> I really hate taxes too, especially the ones you listed there.

Trevor @ FNs last blog post..College Basketball’s March Madness: How Much Is It Going To Cost You?

]]> By: Mitch http://www.topfinanceblog.com/all-abuzz-about-aig/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Mitch Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:09:43 +0000 http://www.topfinanceblog.com/?p=185#comment-275 True Tim, though we both know that I still support some of this. I hadn't realized just how big AIG was until recently; let them collapse, and they'd have taken lots more companies along with them. That's where I believe deregulation hurts; who else except them knew about all the stuff they were doing until this crisis? True Tim, though we both know that I still support some of this. I hadn’t realized just how big AIG was until recently; let them collapse, and they’d have taken lots more companies along with them. That’s where I believe deregulation hurts; who else except them knew about all the stuff they were doing until this crisis?

]]> By: Tim Manni http://www.topfinanceblog.com/all-abuzz-about-aig/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Tim Manni Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:31:43 +0000 http://www.topfinanceblog.com/?p=185#comment-274 Hey Mitch, The root issue that I think it comes down to is, and I believe Liddy himself said this, that it was "distasteful" -- it couldn't have come at a worse time for taxpayers. Yet, these are all byproducts of government interaction in the marketplace. As you mentioned, if AIG had fallen into bankruptcy there would be no salaries and no bonuses. The government has kept them in business, and a part of biz is honoring your contractual agreements. What else is there to say. Hey Mitch,
The root issue that I think it comes down to is, and I believe Liddy himself said this, that it was “distasteful” — it couldn’t have come at a worse time for taxpayers. Yet, these are all byproducts of government interaction in the marketplace. As you mentioned, if AIG had fallen into bankruptcy there would be no salaries and no bonuses. The government has kept them in business, and a part of biz is honoring your contractual agreements. What else is there to say.

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