Thread: AIG CEO says employees starting to return bonuses

Cool.....now how do we foolishly spend it?

AIG CEO says employees starting to return bonuses | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com

AIG CEO says some executives have begun to return all or part of bonuses totaling $165 million
AP
Under intense pressure from the Obama administration and Congress, the head of bailed-out insurance giant AIG declared Wednesday that some of the firm's executives have begun returning all or part of bonuses totaling $165 million. Edward Liddy offered no details, and lawmakers were in no mood to wait.

He was still fielding their questions when House Democratic leaders announced plans for a vote Thursday on legislation to tax away 90 percent of the extra pay for executives at AIG and many other bailed-out firms.

Liddy, brought in last year to oversee a company that has received $182 billion in federal bailout money, said he, too, was angry about the bonuses. But he did not respond directly when advised in pungent terms to pay to the Treasury all the money handed out last weekend in "retention payments."

"Eat it now. Take it out of your profits down the road. It's a lot sweeter now than it's gonna be later," said Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y.

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What would happen if AIG collapsed ? My auto insurance is through them.