Well, there isn't much I can add to the shitstorm surrounding AIG's payment of giant bailout-money bonuses to the idiot cartoon villains who got AIG into its current predicament. Evil buffoonery begets evil buffoonery. Spoiler alert.
A month or so ago, some muckity-muck at Wells Fargo took out a full-page ad in the New York Times whining about how mean we all were for getting mad when Wells Fargo continued taking its employees on junkets and retreats and whatnot after accepting bailout money. He implied--nope, straight-up stated--that by criticizing this wastefulness we were hurting the poor hardworking bank tellers and other low-level employees who just want to do a good job every day and deserve some special rewards. As if the bank tellers and security guards have anything to do with the catastrophic money-suck that is this guy's multibillion dollar shit-dick company. For shame, American taxpayers!
You know what kind of special reward I get for doing my job? A FUCKING PAYCHECK. I come in and go to work, and in return I get paid twice a month. It's a pretty sweet deal, guys. I do occasionally get a wee bonus; after taxes it's about enough to cover one electric bill and three songs from iTunes. This year we counted ourselves lucky that the company sprang for one lunch. And you know what? Despite our oft-dashed hopes for a muffin basket, we all still keep working. Waaaaaaaah where's my medal?
These CEOs argue that if they can't offer retreats and bonuses and junkets and blowjobs, they won't attract "the best and the brightest." Sirs, I submit to you that your various perks have attracted the opposite of that. Wait, is "the greediest and the rapiest" the opposite of "the best and the brightest"? I'm not so good with words. It sounds right.
Man, between the AIG stuff and Madoff's jailing, this class war is shaping up to be some good television. I keep expecting to see Madame Defarge in the background of one of the press conferences.
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