Ned says…
Written by chuck on March 19, 2009 – 6:45 am -Chuck,
I know by now that you have seen the 165 M. bonus “scandal” at AIG. I cannot believe the nerve of these executives that think that they deserve a bonus for the way that they have driven their company into the ground, taken taxpayers’ money as a bailout, and have basically stolen money from all the American People who have been insured through them.
It is an outrage to me and I often wonder how many other companies and corporations are doing the same behind all of our backs. I am sure that the medical insurance is the same way as well as home owners and auto insurance companies. I see it in the rates I pay. Where is our voice in all of this?
It is a shame that “We the People” no longer have a voice in anything. I am tired of paying taxes to bail out corporate giants and lazy ass people who do not want to work, and expect us to pay for them. Since our current president wants to do this, let him pay for it out of his own pocket and leave mine alone.
Big business runs the country and the government, and I have no doubt about that. I hope that all these 19-25 Year olds who voted for NObama are happy.
Thank God that I still have a job and I still have a check coming in, and I pray that many hard working people that are without a job soon find something. This country has been built by hard working Americans and has been protected by the Greatest Military in the world. I served my time and am grateful for those that are serving now.
I may be a register Democrat, but that does not mean I vote Dem., I vote for the most qualified and that sure is not who is in office now.
Just another disgruntled taxpayer,
Ned
He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead!
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By chuck on Mar 19, 2009 6:47 am | Reply
Ned,
I agree with you 100%. I was against any bailouts. I don’t think it will get any better any time soon.
Chuck
By flyb412 on Mar 19, 2009 7:36 am | Reply
Well written Ned,
I agree 100% as well. I am not sure of the direction nobama is trying to steer us, but I, for one, am not a sheeple! “United We Stand!”
By Bogus on Mar 20, 2009 12:07 pm | Reply
The AIG bonuses are egregious, but they’re a red herring–Dodd knew what he was doing when he wrote that exception in the bailout bill. A good chess player understands the importance of gambits: sacrifice a pawn to gain an early advantage. As long as people are talking about those silly executives and their bonuses (the pawn), nobody’s wondering what the government is going to do now that it’s blown several trillion dollars in a number of dubious “investments” with no way to cover for it.
For comparison, the six year long, “so costly it will ruin our children” Iraq war clocks in at a little over $600 billion. Do the math.
By Nola on Mar 20, 2009 11:10 pm | Reply
All I can say is I look at my children trying so hard to have nice homes and do right by their children. I can’t help but hate what this country is becoming and how so many people can be led to believe that this is the best it can be. All I can say is I pray for my grandchildren and their children for what we are leaving for them to clean up.