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The Tyranny of the Shareholders

Any deals (or renegotiation) that would make AIG's financial more attrative is a better situation for the Govt. in the long run. AIG will be able to attract more private equity investment, retain on the value of the assets that it will be selling (on it own terms) and the Govt. would get their money back faster. The Govt. needs a "viable" AIG for it to get paid back.