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The extortion of America by AIG executives

March 9, 2009 By woburndem 8 Comments

For more then a month I have been calling for AIG to be cut lose from the taxpayers, the level of obligation that I suggested far exceeded the capacity for our government to pay with out leaving little to continue to support the safety net … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, bailout, banks, bofa, citigroup, economy, massachusetts, obama, stimulus

AIG a watershed or waterloo for President Obama time will tell

March 4, 2009 By woburndem 4 Comments

Yet neither he nor Treasury Secretary Tim Geitner nor President Obama have demanded nor required the dismissal of the leadership of this corporation that is likely to be the key to the financial meltdown. Instead it appears that the fear of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, bank-of-america, banking-crisis, citigroup, economic-stimulus, economy, fdic-benrnanke, fed, obama

Is AIG too big to save?

March 2, 2009 By David 25 Comments

Last night we learned that AIG would have "made available" to it another $30 billion in taxpayer funds.  The government also loosened the repayment terms on the at least $150 billion already down the AIG rabbit hole, because otherwise … [Read more...]

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AIG should file for Bankruptcy, and Geitner, you’re wrong: Nationalize the banks

February 25, 2009 By woburndem 20 Comments

It is time for some tough love and time for the American taxpayers to just say no to more money going to AIG and the banks. Currently we are collectively on the hook for 2-3 Trillion by my last count and we are approaching the edge of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, bailout, economy, geitner, obama, stimulus

Turn on a light, Economics 101; Tarp money myths and misstatements. With Poll

January 16, 2009 By woburndem 3 Comments

Let me preface the discussion with the comments that preceded her statements, Peggy Noonan was criticizing the outlandish bonuses that were received during the time when these banks were making high risk bets that have ultimately cost you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, bailout, bank-of-american, banks, citigroup, economy, massachusetts, middle-class, tarp

The Arrogance!

September 18, 2008 By tedf 4 Comments

The arrogance of these directors! As the Lehman Brothers debacle showed, the Fed was not rescuing AIG because AIG "deserved" to be rescued. The Fed was rescuing AIG--exercising its powers under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, bailout, federal-reserve, finance, national

With McCain it’s personal

September 17, 2008 By Sean 11 Comments

But, it is not corrupt, greedy, or excessive to want to make more money. In fact, it's the same desire to make money that animates the small business owners that McCain is so fond of praising. If you are not always looking for ways to make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, mccain, regulation

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