Comments on: AIG Chief Not Getting Paid Much This Year

By: guest

guest — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:56:09 +0000

This is all Spitzer’s fault. And I don’t know why no one else has connected the dots. If Spitzer had left Hank Greenberg alone, AIG would still be in terrific shape. But no, Spitzer was intent on bringing down every big-wig on Wall Street whether or not they deserved it. Now here we are with Spitzer where he belongs, Greenberg proven innocent of all charges and AIG teetering on collapse. Hank would have never run AIG into the ground. And now your tax dollars are paying for the idiots who did. All thanks to Spitzer, the Horn Dog.

By: guest

guest — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:52:17 +0000

Bess – wouldn’t it be more worthwhile to post a picture of Cuomo’s ex wife taking the pipe while she was married to him? We are talking about oversight here…

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:40:09 +0000

hedges??!…..i dont even have a front yard!
joe plumber

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:37:40 +0000

@7: Don’t kid yourself that these bailouts are being paid for with taxes. The money is being printed, and it will lead to a decline in the value of the dollar, which hurts everyone but tends to hurt the poors more because they have fewer inflation hedges and most of their spending is non-discretionary.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:12:32 +0000

@9,11 Altruism has got nothing to do with it. Liddy will be paid very handsomely if/when he “restores profitability” to AIG. Which is, when the govt gives up entirely on the idea of asset sales (i.e. having Liddy do the job he was sent there to do), and just takes a cut of the earnings from their Treasury-backed zombie juggernaut. Eat it, free market!

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:59:50 +0000

Is it really appropriate public policy for us to entrust a $135BB taxpayer investment to somebody who agrees not to get paid to protect it? I guess we’ll now get to see what unexpected consequences derive from relying on altruism as the incentive to manage a gigantic and complicated enterprise.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:32:36 +0000

Does this mean that the NY State Comptroller won’t get paid this year either. It seems his job was to make sure our states investments made money, and he didn’t perform as per his duties.
No cash for him.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:31:50 +0000

for what its worth, this guy made all his money at Allstate and is trying to help out AIG for the good of the economy. He never really expected to be paid doing this. Liddy is not a bad guy

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:19:31 +0000

The time for politicians to take a wage cut is long gone. Losing or winning an election is not good enough. Take a pay cut.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:09:58 +0000

By taxpayer he means the same top 5% of people who are funding the bailout will be getting their compensation reduced as well. So taxes goes up, compensation goes down, and don’t forget to donate to charity as well. But the other 50% of you that don’t even pay taxes, thanks for voting.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:06:07 +0000

I would’ve asked to be paid a Euro. The dollar’s cost-per-wipe value is down.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:04:45 +0000

Cuomo go to hell you arrogant prick. No one cares about your opinion or wants your congratulations.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:50:13 +0000

Ahahahaha…Good job Champ…ahahah. It’s been a bad year for the Champ!

By: er666

er666 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:38:23 +0000

@2- obviously you, since you got so, um, worked up about it.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:35:43 +0000

who cares. i hope liddy chokes on a cock working the shift at the port authority