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The AIG Bailout: Why Was the Onus Placed on Taxpayers?

It looks pretty unlikely that under the best of circumstances, we will only not owe quite as much as we do now on AIG loans. AIG has businesses to sell, and some with actual tangible assets, but a lot of others hold a great portion of their value in intangibles that are dissolving before our eyes. Consider the CEO's argument for paying out bonuses to those same executives that over-exposed AIG in the CDS market? There isn't much fear that Goldman is going to be calling on those guys. How attractive does AIG derivatives trading department look on their resume anyway. These guys will be following the tried and true career path of so many others that fail in business. They'll teach. Who is really going to want to buy this talent, or this business?