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To: michael97123 who wrote (465230)	3/20/2009 10:14:29 AM
From: HPilot	Respond to of 1578048

I suspect this latest bill will cost the government a lot more than 160 million, in legal fees.

To: michael97123 who wrote (465230)	3/20/2009 11:15:40 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1578048

"What about GM union members and/or pension recipients or health care recipients who might get screwed as wages and benefits fall in order to save company? So if a good manager at AIG loses his bonus how different is that from the union guy whose salary and bennys are slashed." EXACTLY! Where were these Bushies when these contracts were re-negotiated?

To: michael97123 who wrote (465230)	3/20/2009 11:35:51 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578048

Michael, > So if a good manager at AIG loses his bonus how different is that from the union guy whose salary and bennys are slashed. Because often when a company is "too big to fail," you can't separate out the good managers from the bad. Just like you can't separate out the well-performing union guys from the underperformers. The unions would never agree to it. This is what happens when mediocrity is rewarded. The fact that said rewards are contractual only means that "change" is going to be a lot harder than going onto the Tonight Show. Tenchusatsu