Misplaced Anger
From ABC News: Will Obama, McCain, Dodd Return Contributions From AIG Employees?
AIG Gave More Than $630,000 During the 2008 Political Cycle
AIG employees kept doling out donations to politicians, including presidential candidate Barack Obama, after getting bailed out with federal funds last year, raising the question of whether those politicians will now return the money.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign finance reports, more than $120,000 of that money was donated after AIG received its first $85 billion in federal bailout funds in September. The company has since received a total of $170 billion in taxpayer cash to prevent its collapse.
Their generosity included more than $23,000 to Obama’s campaign.
Mr. President, maybe the American people should be more “Outraged” and angry after the “political class” took campaign donations from a company that they KNEW were paying them with taxpayer’s money!
AIG’s bonuses were a contractual obligation between AIG and it’s employees. Not paying them were NOT an option.
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