RReagan

Obama: Stop the Witch Hunts and Stabilize the Banks

It would be an even stronger suggestion that you check your data. See the NY Times Op-ed from the AIG employee Jake DeSantis who resigned. The real criminals (superstars) are long gone from AIG and all you are doing here is punishing the ones trying to fix the mess.
What an angry mob you are here. Congress would be proud of all of you.
Wow, just don't let the facts cloud your line of thinking!


On Mar 24 02:58 PM reality chk wrote:

> It is strongly suggested that you at least look at the data and know
> how the system works to help make the foot easier to swallow. These
> superstars are have been isolated in their own little world for so
> long they have no clue what is like to work for a living. They have
> been playing with other people's money, now they are doing the same
> with the taxpayers money.. If they are so damn good why don't they
> make it on their own merits? Why did they go begging for help? <br/>

Obama: Stop the Witch Hunts and Stabilize the Banks

Encouraging bad behavior?? Pleassseeee! Lets do away with umemployment benefits then, so those people can go get jobs, lets do away with all government subsidies so people and companies can stand on their own merit. At least the AIG people were working for a living when they got their bonuses, and if they are not good workers, then they should have been fired instead of retained with a bonus. Now with Congress playing games and spending other people's money, don't even get me started on that one!! As I said earlier, everyone who has a mortgage, owns credit cards, has an auto loan is using someone else's money to live a better life.

Obama: Stop the Witch Hunts and Stabilize the Banks

Its always someone else's money with a bank. Thats how you got to live in the house you are living in, and how your parents got to move out into the suburbs 40-50 years ago. Its also how you and your parents got a car loan. It was all someone elses money, so understand it and give it a rest.

Obama: Stop the Witch Hunts and Stabilize the Banks

Since when is this taxpayer money? Didn't the banks pay their taxes over the years? Why can't they get some back now?

Financial Stocks: Playing the Mark-to-Market Suspension

I agree gtmcduffy - That way, congress wouldn't do really stupid things like limiting the pay of the top bank executives. In this country, people are most responsible for themselves and their families. Why work 50-60 hours and only get paid a fraction of what you are worth? Who would blame them if they all walked away and got higher paying jobs elsewhere. Maybe some of them were to blame for this financial mess, but the congress and others were to blame also. No talent left in the banks is another reason to short these stocks!

Financial Stocks: Playing the Mark-to-Market Suspension

Cockeyed - Sometimes the government just doesn't know what is best, or sometimes they just answer to their constituencies. They don't take pleasure, they just don't seem to care unless its best for them. If they were doing the right thing, why haven't they suspended mark to market already? Just remember, Obama has ZERO executive experience so don't expect a great decision maker anytime soon.

Financial Stocks: Playing the Mark-to-Market Suspension

No fear of shorts here either. Obama and Geitner are gutless and are scared to make real change. Obama has already discovered that campaigning was alot easier than governing. He gave up the stimulas package to the house Democrats and Geitner is indecisive. Mark to market is safe for 4 years with the lack of leaders we now have in Washington.