No, no, no. Gordon Gekko.
The evil actors and corrupt cartoon characters at AIG are taking our money their bonuses whether Timothy F. Geithner, or anyone else— likes it or not. Because well, they have a “contract.”
So. AIG wrote contracts that allowed their employees to be paid bonuses, even when the company is insolvent? Aren’t bonuses tied to profit? How can they be tied to income from a government bailout? For every dollar we are forced to pay in bonuses, a dime should be set aside to investigate the illegal and unethical practices that put AIG in the shitter, and those gekko wannabes who even knew about it should be busting rocks for a living— at our insistence.
(H/T Driftglass for Gekko mashup)
Yeah but. . .
We own the damned thing.
As for geico gecko, if he sues me he better hope his little tail grows back when a cherry bomb shoved up there blows it off . . .
that little bastard gecko from geico is gonna come after you for slander, mh. i don’t think anyone wants to be associated with aig nowadays, even lizards.
I know; I’m funny that way.
Bonuses tied to profits? How boringly post-modern you are.