Nancy don't play that, either.
Remember how Damon Wayans as Homey the Clown used to swing a sock full of change upside people's heads and say, "Homey don't play that." Well, today the United States congress has delivered the equivalent of a sock full of change to the heads of the AIG execs.
Via the Associate Press:
WASHINGTON – Acting with lightning speed, the Democratic-led House has approved a bill to slap punishing taxes on big employee bonuses from firms bailed out by taxpayers. The vote was 328-93. Said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "We want our money back and we want our money back now for the taxpayers."
Oh, no they di-int!
Love it. Love everything about it. These dudes did all sorts of really shady, really stupid things, that contributed at least in part to the whole financial crapcake we now find ourselves eating. And now they want cash bonuses? For real? After they helped blow up the global economy? Do you realize that we as Americans can no longer look British people in the eye, even if we wanted to!??! No. Now is the time for us to channel Tony Soprano and go in there and take it. (Stopping short, of course, of having them whacked.) Who cares if it's constitutionally questionable, Mike Pence, R - Ind.? Don't be a hater! After all, they asked some of them to give the money back and only half of them did. And that half probably only did it because they're tired of waking up to bags of flaming poop on their porches. Who cares? Get the money back.
I wish all injustices could be publicized to this extent. I love public outcries. I want more of them. There would be a lot less adultery, check bouncing and b.o. if people were afraid of getting their names splashed all over the evening news. And fewer smelly check-bouncing cheaters is change we can all believe in.
Comments (3)
So I have to stop making flaming poop bags? I was selling them on E-Bay. People in DC and NYC were my best customers.
Posted by Kristen | March 19, 2009 5:18 PM
Posted on March 19, 2009 17:18
Eric and Claire just got back from Singapore. I think we should cane some AIG execs as they seem uniquely unaffected by shame. Pain is probably the better way to go.
Posted by Meg | March 19, 2009 7:12 PM
Posted on March 19, 2009 19:12
It intrigues me how people can worry about the patriot act and government being too "big brother", yet at the same time think it's great that the government wants to take back people's bonuses or tax them at, like, 90% just cuz they can. I mean, with the proverbial slippery slope and all, I'd think people would be a bit squeamish about it maybe happening to them down the road, esp. if they decide to become dirty nasty greedy lying cheaters without a conscience. As much as I'd love to see those execs take it up the hiney as they so richly deserve, I don't know...Yeah, okay, count me in. Let's do it!
Posted by Auntie Jan | March 20, 2009 8:40 AM
Posted on March 20, 2009 08:40