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marginalrevolution.com - 3/17/2009
A.I.G. bonuses
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Outrage, outrage, blah, blah, blah, etc. Often I feel that some topics are too obvious to blog. The real lesson is that this is another reason not to nationalize banks. It means politicizing every decision which ends up in the...
nytimes.com - 3/17/2009
Dealbook - The Case for Paying the A.I.G. Bonuses
— nytimes.com — Do we really have to foot the bill for those bonuses at the American International Group ?... It sure does sting. A staggering $165 million — for employees of a company that nearly took down the financial system. And heck, we, the taxpayers, own nearly ... (more) Dealbook - The Case for Paying the A.I.G. Bonuses

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The White House Seeks to Block Bonuses at A.I.G.
nytimes.com - 3/17/2009
The White House Seeks to Block Bonuses at A.I.G.
— nytimes.com — President Obama told Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner to “pursue every single legal avenue to block these... bonuses.” (more) The White House Seeks to Block Bonuses at A.I.G.

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Cuomo Offers Some Details on A.I.G. Bonuses
nytimes.com - 3/17/2009
Cuomo Offers Some Details on A.I.G. Bonuses
— nytimes.com — Seventy-three employees were paid more than $1 million in the latest bonuses at the insurance giant American... International Group , according to the New York attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo . The attorney general provided some new details on Tuesday ... (more) Cuomo Offers Some Details on A.I.G. Bonuses

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Outrage, Blah, Blah, Blah

Matthew Yglesias:  AIG and the Case for Bank Nationalization

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Outrage, Blah, Blah, Blah
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Tyler Cowen agrees with Andrew Sorkin that the AIG bonuses should be paid.

AIG and the Case for Bank Nationalization
Matthew Yglesias — ... Tyler Cowen says of the AIG bailout outrage “The real lesson is that this is another reason not to nationalize banks. It means politicizing every decision which ends up in the newspaper.” ...

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AIG and the Drawbacks of Populism — The Moderate Voice
Matthew Yglesias has a post up that Andrew Sullivan links to (approvingly it would seem given the context?) that adds to the articulated outrage of millions of Americans over the AIG bonuses, If the folks running Citigroup and Bank of America and AIG were good at their jobs, we wouldn’t be in ...
Quote of the Day: On Borrowed Time Or Give Him Time? — The Moderate Voice
Should Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner be on borrowed time — or should he be given more time? In our political quote of the day Andrew Sullivan weighs in and, after looking at four key points, writes: Frankly, I see some screw-ups here, but I can also see a strategy that strikes a ...
Quote of the Day: Is Geithner On Borrowed Time Or Should He Get More Time? — The Moderate Voice
Should Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner be on borrowed time — or should he be given more time? In our political quote of the day Andrew Sullivan weighs in and, after looking at four key points, writes: Frankly, I see some screw-ups here, but I can also see a strategy that strikes a ...