About the same length ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
I hate to say it, but if we don't pay these guys they will blow up the world.
The Case for Paying Out Bonuses at A.I.G.
I know that the official line is that the U.S. does not negotiate with terrorists, but these guys at AIG have pieced together one of the most destructive weapons of mass destruction known to man and they say they are the only ones that know how to diffuse it. Also, even though the job market in general is shit right now, it turns out the job market for top executives, who brought about calamitous failure to their companies is still really good. So, let’s just pay them off, because if we don’t someone else will. There is still hope that they give back some of their ill gotten gains later. Sound Good? Also, if they leave they will do everything in their power to work against the government for further ill gotten gains. Maybe we can ask them nicely to save the global economy and then shower them with money for un-fucking what they fucked. It’s just crazy enough to work!
I’m so tired of folks defending the contracts of the rich, but simply glossing over union contracts. I guess the difference to mister Sorkin is that there is a negotiation. Why doesn’t he advocate a negotiation for AIG bonuses too. Or why doesn’t the administration call for the top people to “volunteer” to not take the money. It’s ridiculous.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-16/give-the-bonuses-back-or-else/