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AIG -- The Movie
I can only stew about AIG so many hours of the day. At some point, I have to diffuse the frustration. Last night, I channeled it into my favorite new art form.
At Xtranormal.com, you type in your script, choose your actors and set and "shoot" your own movie.
So for your viewing pleasure, I present the film, "AIG Performance Review," starring CEO Edward Liddy and one of his whippersnapper financial people:
Want an easy way to get the AIG execs to return the bonuses voluntarily and fast? Post their "mugshots", names, and home addresses (including their vacation homes) on a web site with the amount each received. Given that we taxpayers currently "own" nearly 80% of AIG, surely this information should be available under the Freedom of Information Act. If not, someone, please get on it!
On another note...
I'm officially calling "BS" on the idea that the geniuses at AIG and the other bailed out banks are the only ones with the "talent" to unwind the credit and derivitives mess. While tedious, what really needs to happen to unfold this debacle is to methodically trace down every INDIVIDUAL who was involved in each deal. Some PERSON had to authorize and execute each facet of each transaction - even if they were in bulk. I'm sure there's an army of furloughed angry MBAs and eager beaver forensic econ students up to this challenge. Think Fargo.
Thanks for considering these ideas.
Marietta in
Kingston, WA
