Under government pressure, AIG said it would cut bonuses by at least 30 percent, but many in Washington are calling for legal action.
In a letter Sunday to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold called on the Obama administration to explore "legal options" to stop the payments.
"I write to ask why any bonuses would be legally required, given the company's abysmal performance," says Feingold, D-Wisconsin.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Massachusetts, told Fox News that bailout recipients should follow stricter compensation rules, called on Congress to see if the payouts are "legally recoverable.""We can't just violate legal obligations, I understand that," Frank said. "But I do want to find out at what point these legal obligations were incurred. Who said, and at what point, 'We're going to give these bonuses no matter what?' And I do think it's inappropriate for those people to stay in power at that company."
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So apparently everyone's surprised? It's as if AIG asked "who can we make fools of?", and our Congress jumped up and raised their hands and said "pick me, pick me". Doesn't anyone think that a lot of this AIG debacle could have been avoided if anyone in Congress had thought to ask some questions, to do some homework, to lay down some stipulations? But no, as long as they're throwing money - ANYWHERE - Congress thinks they're doing their job.
The bonus payout excesses at AIG are just the tip of the iceberg of what is happening with the other Wall Street bailouts including Bank of America. Working productive Americans are bailing out the same crooks that destroyed our economy along with 45% of the wealth in the world and now the American taxpayers and our children will be forced to live a far lower standard of living with reduced prosperity and opportunities due to this but only we pay the price.
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