Comments on: AIG Execs Splurged On English Hunting Trip

$86,000 Tab Latest Executive Expense Revealed After Bailed Out Insurer Got $37.8B Fed Loan

[pirmin3]

"The wealthy are probably asking themselves, "What the hell to we have to do to these people before they grow a set? Posted by DeckardBr"

Ha ha ha, LOL. The brain dead electorate will never grow a set! They love bending over too much.

[tmn]

"Obama has scared the hell out of me...convinced me that times are horrible and that I cant spend a dime"
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Good...then save. You should be scared with what''s happened over the last 8 years - most Americans are. That''s why Obama will be our next President...

[deckardbr]

Gee, ya think the middle class is getting raped? The wealthy are probably asking themselves, "What the hell to we have to do to these people before they grow a set?"

[thotman]

Obama has scared the hell out of me...convinced me that times are horrible and that I cant spend a dime...in fact I am going to pull my money out of every bank, and horde it under my bed. Its bad...dont believe me? listen to what were told...believe it...times are tough, gonna lose my job, buisness are going to fail...wont be able to afford my house...my car...poverty awaits me. Never mind that the stock market is way ahead of where it was in 2000...that my home is six times the size of what I grew up in. That my vehicle is incredibly comfortable and oh so sporty....that I have enjoyed my travels, my children have all gone thru college and the last three are nearing graduation... yep, life is just horrible. I may have to cut back, stay within my budget, and worse, I may have to pay double in taxes, give half my inheritance to the government, and stop investing due to the horrendous capital gains tax...in fact I may have to move my small business to Ireland so I can afford to grow. oh, but I will be able to stop paying for my employees since they will all be enrolling on the same plan that the senators enjoy...who would want our sad little health insurance plan... Life is good, and will be getting much better once I can stop working and go on the government dole. I cant wait.

[incog-nito]

An English hunting trip? What were they hunting, foxes? If this is not elitist, I don''t know what is.

[brownbuilder]

this is our tax dollars at work for the republicans.........hum?

[wrkingman]

"I just don''''t think all of you appreciate what a toll losing billions of dollars of other peoples'''' money takes on a person. How can you deny these guys the R and R of a little hunting trip?" brianp55

You cant be serious!!! They should be too ashamed to spend our money in that manner. I would think they would be working their ever loving A**es off righting their wrongs. No other sector of society gets that kind of sympathy. with your thinking a murderer should be given a lavish vacation for the toll of taking a life has on a person. I hope thats a weak attemp at sarcasm.

[usofcredit]

you know, as wonderful as the republicans have been for our economy (or debt should i say), the dems are planning on spending even more. I''m not even mad the more I think about it. I''ll leave it to the lord to take care of these paid off politicians, CEO''s, and lobbyists destroying our country. He''s the only one we can count on anyway. Don''t get mad people, Washington is just going to keep milking our childrens inheritence and spending it on Iraqis and their friends businesses.

[edward1975-2009]

These are the people our leaders chose to recieve our tax dollars. Because only they could truly lead us out of this mess, the very people who created this fiasco, were going to lead us out. And these are the ones running the country, sounds like that patients running the asylum thing.

[questionhead]

Then to really kick us in the face the took and spent the money in another friggin'' country! What is this a conspiracy or what?!

[questionhead]

Were can I find the stipulations for who gets what money from the bailout, because I know AIG isn''t the only one that''s *** up. I want to see why these people didn''t understand that retreats,hunting trips and whatever else is out til we can get a grip on our country''s finances; no matter when they planned it! The rest of the country has had to cancel and do without things; what the h@#$ is their problem they can''t pay a bill or help build up this country instead of *** up more of our tax money?! We''re supposed to just accept their "oops, sorry"; but you better not be retreating & hunting with their money!

[brianp55]

I just don''t think all of you appreciate what a toll losing billions of dollars of other peoples'' money takes on a person. How can you deny these guys the R and R of a little hunting trip?

[usofcredit]

This is absolute insanity. These arrogant self-serving pricks should be dragged in front of Congress and stoned. I don''t see George Bush saying anything so I guess it''s okay. I''m going to stop paying all my bills by blowing my money on backrubs and overseas vacations. Then GW can bail me out of my debt. Then I''ll take another vacation. As Bill Mayer said, screw this country, I''m Swiss, this is absolute insanity.

[feddupp]

cbsfan, our country RUNS on consumerism. There IS no "economy" if people stop their spending. That''s what''s happening now!

It was just a great big house of cards and now the bottom has given way and we''re left to deal with the consequences--TAXPAYERS getting the shaft, as usual!

[edward1975-2009]

Every politician that voted for this bailout, should be voted out of office. And live as an outcast for what they have done to America. This is a sickening as it gets. Just when you thought Washington had ran out of dumb things to do, they surprise you with something even dumber.

[soldat44]

Get a *** rope...

[smurfcrusher]

"First 424K spent at a luxury resort, now this. The money would have served a better purpose had it been given to the taxpayers to pay off debt, but our leaders felt this the way to go. After all it''''s only the taxpayers money AIG is spending, and they have the stones to ask for more. The rest of these people must be salivating waiting for their cut of the 700 billion to arrive, no telling what vacation plans they have."

Posted by Edward1975

It''s an ideal time to get into the ultra high-end luxury resort business.

Jerks.

[smurfcrusher]

"trickle down" economics - give massive piles of cash to the rich so they can **** on the middle class.

This English "hunting trip" is a great example of that attitude.

No club of super-rich fat cats can have anywhere near the impact that the middle class has on the economy.

Give money to the folks trying to fill their gas tanks and buy groceries and it will get spent.

Consumers are 2/3rds of the US economy. Ignore them at your peril (as we see today, after eight years of declining wages).

[antizion]

Maybe *** Cheney will show up and shoot them all in the face.

Nobody seems to mention the Bush family are major shareholders in AIG.

[smurfcrusher]

subtitle:

"$86,000 Tab Latest Executive Expense After Receiving More Than $120 In Taxpayer Money"

Yes! MUCH more than $120, I''d say.