AIG

[Flint]

Originally Posted by sugarpop

As I said before, this could have been avoided if the company had just agreed to pay them the bonuses AFTER they paid back the taxpayers. It isn't right for that burden to fall on taxpayers, when they are themselves losing jobs and having to take cuts in pay, etc.

Many things could be avoided if the signed contracts which are the bounding fabric of a civilized society can be ignored or subverted on a whim. Life isn't fair; but the alternative to a rules-based system is a chaotic hellhole ruled by conflicting, crackpot mob mentalities, all shouting each other down to establish their 15 minutes of illogical dominance. You don't let two-year-olds have a cookie every time they want one--even if they throw a fit. ESPECIALLY not then. You're the parent, you BOUGHT that cookie. There was an agreement between you and the cashier at the grocery store, wherein you exchanged currency for baked goods. A screaming toddler demanding that cookie because they WANT IT doesn't change the facts.