Thursday, January 07, 2010

Corruption in America


E-mails reveal Fed told AIG to keep quiet over bailout

Further damaging revelations about the US Government’s controversial rescue in 2008 of the insurer American International Group (AIG), suggest that the Federal Bank of New York, then headed by Tim Geithner, was behind a cover up.

Isn't this the same guy who forgot to pay his taxes? Is he an example of corruption? Shouldn't this man be fired by now?

9 comments :

Aton said...

Democrats.

Jon Claerbout said...

Yes, he should be fired.

Anand said...

I am a big fan of Geithner. He knows Chinese!

Geithner did what he had to do to prevent a complete global meltdown; both at the NY Fed and at Treasury.

Although he messed up on turbo tax while doing his taxes.

Aton said...

"$62.1 billion of the swaps, prompting lawmakers to call the AIG rescue a “backdoor bailout” of financial firms."

Let’s not forget that almost 60% of the money went to bail out European banks.

It's funny how the very people who caused the financial collapse are now credited with 'preventing a complete global meltdown'

Aton said...

http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1394328

""Goldman Sachs Group Inc and a parade of European banks were the major beneficiaries of US$93-billion in payments from AIG -- more than half of the U.S. taxpayer money spent to rescue the massive insurer."

Aton said...

"Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) explains his role in bonus provisions of bailout legislation"

http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/video/senator_chris_dodd_d_ct_explains_his_role_in_bonus/

"Dodd: Administration pushed for language protecting bonuses"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/18/aig.bonuses.congress/index.html

Anand said...

If not for the bailout, we could be having 30% unemployment right now and wide spread global starvation.

Maury said...

This wasn't about corruption. Lehman had gone down in flames,resulting in a worldwide credit lock-up over fears of which banks were holding worthless swaps. The last thing we needed was front page news of more worthless debt instruments held by some of the world's biggest banks. The Fed's number one priority was restoring confidence. Without credit,goods don't move from one country to another. Or even from one location to the next. We were a hunt cair from another Great Depression. Geitner did what he had to.

Iraqi Mojo said...

Maybe I should have titled this post "Socialism in America"