Utterly unconstitutional thuggery, typical of our dem-run house and senate. And the folks out there who are just tickled to death about “getting even” with the AIG bonus recipients...don’t laugh TOO hard. Soon it’ll be your turn to have your money/property confiscated “for the greater good” or “in the name of fairness.”
How many people will have any confidence in signing ANY kind of contract for employment, when later—6 months —24 months—60 months—whatever— the government can come along and alter the terms of that contract?
Are they going to go after signing bonuses used in the military? In sports? Anywhere?
This is a perfect example of the fact that no one in the government at any level understands how business is run.
NObama is driving this country off the rails with more destruction than Nero watching Rome burn while fiddling.
These guys and gals created the mess, when word "leaked" out (presumably to find another tar baby to punch)both houses are "shocked, shocked," in front of cameras, that those raises were part of the bill.
Either these bast@@ds put it in on purpose so as to include a retro-pay increase for themselves without voting, or they didn't. Which means that none of them actually read what they were voting for!
Take your pick you crooks either you participated in one of the worst ripoffs or you shirked your duty to know what is in each bill that you sign off on.
Thank heavens that there were some "honest" people who voted against everything from start to finish -- everyone else should be run out of Washington once and for all.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Let’s have the peasants run the Investment Banks! Joe Six Pack and his salary requirements can replace the financial analysts, mathematicians and bankers, they’re just all over paid bumpkins any way, right? Bring on the Cultural Revolution!
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