Californiaman Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 From Fox News Congressional lawmakers are scrambling to think up creative ways to recover at least some of the $165 million in bonuses that bailed-out American International Group is paying executives -- but they could be their own worst enemy. Though Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is among those leading the charge on retrieving the bonuses, an amendment he added to the $787 billion stimulus bill last month created a roadblock to getting that money back. The amendment, meant to restrict executive pay for bailed-out banks, also included an exception for "contractually obligated bonuses agreed on before Feb. 11, 2009." This would seem to exempt the AIG bonuses that lawmakers and President Obama are looking to recover. Incidentally, Dodd is the largest single recipient of 2008 campaign donations from AIG, with $103,100, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Isn't it great how congress will swear up and down and feign genuine disgust at the bonusses AIG executives are resceiving while all along they had full knowledge of what was happening? I think we need to vote every single member of congress out next time around. Starting with this piece of work, Sen. Dodd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 How do these guys sleep at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I envision angry mobs with torches and pitchforks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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