AnAmericanCitizen
2009-03-17 21:44:33 UTC
The plot thins!! I'm guessing the stimulus bill was pushed through the way it was
because certain parties that knew what was in it didn't want their knowledge to be
known. It was a cover-up for everyone from the president down to the lowest Democrat
and probably some Republicans too. They could all claim ignorance of its provisions
and bluster and lie about their phony outrage. There's probably more to come in this
regard....AAC
Obama, Congress Knew All About the AIG Bonuses a Year Ago
" Sen. Chris Dodd wants to tax AIG retention bonuses at 90%, but Dodd added 'an
exception for contractually obligated bonuses' into the stimulus bill! Once again, we
have the real architects of this disaster acting like innocent bystanders who had no
idea this was coming. We're being played for suckers with this populist assault to
distract from Obama's poll numbers." -Rush Limbaugh
"Barney Frank is acting like he didn't know a thing about the details of these
bonuses until he got a letter from Andrew Cuomo this morning. Members of Congress,
the media, and the president, they're lying through their teeth to you. They knew of
the payout schedule!" -Rush Limbaugh
The American Thinker March 17, 2009
You can lease Chris Dodd, but you can't buy him
Clarice Feldman
Dodd is such a bum when you buy him he doesn't stay bought. You get, at best, a short
term lease, if the public gets angry.
Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Monday night floated the idea of taxing American
International Group (AIG: 0.9697, 0.1896, 24.3%) bonus recipients so the government
could recoup the $450 million the company is paying to employees in its financial
products unit. Within hours, the idea spread to both houses of Congress, with
lawmakers proposing an AIG bonus tax.
While the Senate constructed the $787 billion stimulus last month, Dodd unexpectedly
added an executive-compensation restriction to the bill. That amendment provides an
"exception for contractually obligated bonuses agreed on before Feb. 11, 2009," which
exempts the very AIG bonuses Dodd and others are seeking to tax. The amendment is in
the final version and is law.
Also, Sen. Dodd was AIG's largest single recipient of campaign donations during the
2008 election cycle with $103,100, according to opensecrets.org.
Dodd's office did not immediately return a request for comment.
One of AIG Financial Products' largest offices is based in Connecticut
"Chuck U" Schumer to AIG Workers:'We Will Seize Your Retention Bonuses'
Chuck made a mistake here. He pointed out what the bonuses are all about, i.e.,
'retention:' payment for these employees to not seek out new employment for a
specific stated time while the company was experiencing hard times.
because certain parties that knew what was in it didn't want their knowledge to be
known. It was a cover-up for everyone from the president down to the lowest Democrat
and probably some Republicans too. They could all claim ignorance of its provisions
and bluster and lie about their phony outrage. There's probably more to come in this
regard....AAC
Obama, Congress Knew All About the AIG Bonuses a Year Ago
" Sen. Chris Dodd wants to tax AIG retention bonuses at 90%, but Dodd added 'an
exception for contractually obligated bonuses' into the stimulus bill! Once again, we
have the real architects of this disaster acting like innocent bystanders who had no
idea this was coming. We're being played for suckers with this populist assault to
distract from Obama's poll numbers." -Rush Limbaugh
"Barney Frank is acting like he didn't know a thing about the details of these
bonuses until he got a letter from Andrew Cuomo this morning. Members of Congress,
the media, and the president, they're lying through their teeth to you. They knew of
the payout schedule!" -Rush Limbaugh
The American Thinker March 17, 2009
You can lease Chris Dodd, but you can't buy him
Clarice Feldman
Dodd is such a bum when you buy him he doesn't stay bought. You get, at best, a short
term lease, if the public gets angry.
Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Monday night floated the idea of taxing American
International Group (AIG: 0.9697, 0.1896, 24.3%) bonus recipients so the government
could recoup the $450 million the company is paying to employees in its financial
products unit. Within hours, the idea spread to both houses of Congress, with
lawmakers proposing an AIG bonus tax.
While the Senate constructed the $787 billion stimulus last month, Dodd unexpectedly
added an executive-compensation restriction to the bill. That amendment provides an
"exception for contractually obligated bonuses agreed on before Feb. 11, 2009," which
exempts the very AIG bonuses Dodd and others are seeking to tax. The amendment is in
the final version and is law.
Also, Sen. Dodd was AIG's largest single recipient of campaign donations during the
2008 election cycle with $103,100, according to opensecrets.org.
Dodd's office did not immediately return a request for comment.
One of AIG Financial Products' largest offices is based in Connecticut
"Chuck U" Schumer to AIG Workers:'We Will Seize Your Retention Bonuses'
Chuck made a mistake here. He pointed out what the bonuses are all about, i.e.,
'retention:' payment for these employees to not seek out new employment for a
specific stated time while the company was experiencing hard times.