Do you find it ironic that AIG got a big bailout

I bet they didn't. I would not have the guts to go, if I was a client. I would feel like I was stealing from the taxpayers that bailed out the company. Someone needs to pay.

You would think honest clients would realize this and not go. But, hey, it wasn't their money! So they went on anyway. But I think AIG should have canceled them ALL!

Sounds like a good plan as well. I just heard that now we are giving them even more money. I cannot believe the government is doing that as well, since this stupid party happened.

You know, there was a judge that I really admired. He made this guy live in his own tenament house for a month under house guard. Then he had the man come back and tell him what he was going to do to make the place liveable. I think the CEOs should have to live with an elderly couple whom they recked the income of because of their phalandering money. Or maybe a poor person who was able to afford lights and heat, but can't now because of the economy that they helped make. Yup, second one is better. Many rich people have no clue. They don't even understand what they put others through. We need more judges like that one. Maybe even ask the guy if he learned anything besides how other people lived.

You are right. I had not seen your discussion, and I did not search. There were about five discussions or more about this started today, I learned, after I posted mine. I will go look at your discussion as I think the others should to. You always have some very astute reasoning in your posts.

Thank you Gerty but there was nothing astute in my posting as I was just too damned mad. I agree with your other posting where you said they should be made to return the money spent on their trip.

That says it all. They should be prosecuted. The only good I see is that it saved some of the people who have investments with them.

I feel mislead, and taken advantage of. There were people who would have been hurt if AIG folded, but the whole country is hurt by these shenanigans.

If they were challenged by having real world incomes instead of these fantasy level income, they would not be so insulated from what it takes to live anymore. Too bad lynch mobs are no longer in style.(I am just teasing)

I think the money needs to be paid back, the instigators lose their jobs, someone or other serve prison time, and maybe some of them have to work in community service of some kind. To see how the rest of us exist.

We certainly cannot have that. I think I get your drift. Meanwhile we struggle on, work hard, and barely scrape on by.

For all of the people who have money with AIG, I am pleased and delighted that their investments have been saved. This party thing is an example though of how the company got in bad shape in the first place.

You know, that uninvolved accountant, or accounting firm sounds like a really good idea. Why did our smart politicians not think of that?

They were probably too busy thinking about how they could benefit from this disaster. [b]~~IN SEARCH OF PEACE WITHIN~~ **AGAINST THE STORMS, I WILL STAND STRONG** [/b]

It sounds like the government is going to take over or take partial control of a lot of banks etc. It is scary to me, because we then lose our freedom, and our responsibility when Uncle Sam takes over.

I think that is an interesting point. A lot of CEO's make more money than the President. They are not really accountable to anyone it seems.

Then they got a second bailout as well. They did finally decide to cancel a second retreat like this first one.

This kind of thinking is why we are having to bail so many out. They want all the fun, whether they have worked diligently to earn it or not.

One of the ones that got fired commented that it was totally inappropriate, and he would have never done it. It is easy for him to say that, since he no longer is employed there.