I swear my head is going to explode. I'm listening to all this outrage over the $165 million in bonuses paid to recently bailed-out AIG insurance giant. The logic being that if taxpayer money is paid to bail-out a company that company should not be "wasting" money on "greed."
First of all when you compare the amount of money given to AIG to keep the company afloat compared to the amount of money paid in bonuses this outrage is ridiculous. This is like saying if I lend you a $100 I'm going to get pist if you buy a $1 lottery ticket.
Second, bonuses are a part of business. The most important part of a business is getting and retaining good people. Bonuses attract and keep good people and are investments into the future.
Third, LET THESE COMPANIES FAIL! We bailed out these companies to save the American economic system because government meddled in it to the point it melted down. You can't give a company money then dictate afterward how they are going to spend it, this is a free market! If we are going to do that we might as well have just let them fail.
Lastly, where is the fucking real outrage!!!! We've pissed away billions of dollars on Democrat wish-lists, global warming scams, useless entitlement programs, and a whole host of other things while in a massive financial crisis and suddenly a bailed-out company talks about bonuses (which is real stimulus) and OH MY GOD THOSE GREEDY BASTARDS!!!!
