Comments on: Bailing out morons

By: Bob LaMastro

Bob LaMastro — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:14:30 +0000

At last check, the US government and us taxpayer ARE major share holders at AIG. The same goes for the auto industry bail outs. Of course, I prefer the way the Roman Emperors did it. Wake up one morning and no one owes nothing to anyone! Worked for them. The rich were still rich and the poor were in better shape. What better way to get votes

By: Si Kurtz

Si Kurtz — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:59:41 +0000

For those that did not get to read Scott's article ... An Equitable Bailout

By: Scott Kurtz

Scott Kurtz — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:42:39 +0000

From the day that the AIG bailout was first discussed, I thought that IF a bailout is to occur with taxpayer dollars, it should be done in such a way that the taxpayers get AIG stock in return. That way, if AIG rebounds, the taxpayers can sell the stock at a profit. And at the current AIG stock price, there is plenty of room to go higher. The government would get their cut in capital gains taxes.