Comments on: AIG bonusses and bailouts. Load of bollocks.

By: t-luck

t-luck — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:34:57 +0000

I think most people, including myself, only know that huge bonuses were paid out. Now, since you’ve clearly broken down the details, it makes more sense.

Making use only 0.1% of the bailout to honour agreements made is not that bad after all.

By: Francois Viljoen

Francois Viljoen — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:33:04 +0000

@Riaan:

Yup, die ding lyk vir my meer na ‘n media frenzy as ‘n ware storie.

@Re@Per:

I’ve also got a nasty feeling that these type of things are just distractions to cover up something bigger, and that the media are just misdirecting emotions.

I see there is talk of a new global currency and global reserve system, apparently to “bring global stability, economic strength and global equity”.

Smells a lot like what was said to motivate the creation of the Federal Reserve Bank.

“Let me issue and control a nation’s money and I care not who writes the laws.” Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), founder of the House of Rothschild.

@Pinyo

I agree with you, my first impression was also that these bonus payouts are distasteful, but now that I’ve thought about it, I really don’t think AIG is to blame.

The timing is unlucky, but they’re not doing anything wrong – they are honoring agreements.

By: Pinyo

Pinyo — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:17:23 +0000

Good perspective that counters mainstream media. AIG bonus is definitely bad timing and as a taxpayer, I found it distasteful. However, I don’t like the idea of the government creating laws to fix specific issues either. I think this creates even more problems.

By: Re@PeR

Re@PeR — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:32:58 +0000

My opinion, the media is being used as a distraction. The figures all show some serious problems in the US economy and that it hasn’t collapsed yet is a miracle, the point is, the uninformed public has a lot of anger or frustration which the media simply redirects towards anyone receiving bailout money as bonuses (making the honest working class the crooks instead of the bankers). Also, I guess it helps their circulation figures seeing as the one after the other US newspaper company is closing down due to circulation figures rapidly declining.
Tabloids always sell out, badmouthing people receiving bailout money as bonuses falls in the same category as tabloids.

By: Riaan Oosthuysen

Riaan Oosthuysen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:04:45 +0000

Sjoe, dit wys net weer dat dit belangrik is om feite in perspektief te beskou.