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AIG wants donations back to pay bonuses

by Morgan on June 1, 2009

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The sickening feeling in my stomach continues to worsen. AIG is looking to clawback a $490 million endowment and the $27 million in donations already made to charities to pay employee bonuses instead. The New York Post has the details on this underhanded, disgusting move by a company and board that has long been disgraced.

From the NY Post:

Insurance giant AIG is trying to seize a $490 million charitable endowment — and claw back $27 million it already awarded to New York charities — to pay executive bonuses, The Post has learned.

The endowment, called Starr International Foundation, is run by former AIG chairman Hank Greenberg, and has given millions to the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum, Citymeals and other local groups.

My favorite part about this all? AIG is in court to get the money back of course – spending taxpayer dollars to take money out of the needy’s hands and put in to lining pockets of mostly overpaid hacks who can’t run a hot dog stand, let alone an insurance conglomerate.

When will the depravity end?

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  • PAUL
    WHERE THE HELL IS OBAMA ON THIS-OH I KNOW, HE DOESNT CARE, LETS MONOPOLIZE EVERYTHING, THATS WHAT A SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT DOES, STEALS FROM THE CITIZENS TO GIVE TO THE WEALTHY, PURE GREED, AND IT DOES NOT STOP
  • CATHERINE1000
    this is why I think people should get their 401s out if they can BEFORE THESE KIND OF COMPANIES TRY AND STEAL EVERYTHING THEY CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON

    and REMEMBER NOBAMA HAS TAKEN AWAY ALL THE GOOD POINTS ABOUT GIVING TO CHARITY - THINK THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT?

    the fees and costs will rise on tALL investments which is just them STEALING the little guy's money out

    DON'T BE TOO MAD AT AIG, THEY ARE BLEEDING OUT AND WON'T BE ONE OF THE ONES THAT MAKE IT

    insurance and pensions are the next calamity right alongside FORECLOSURES BLOWING AND UNEMPLOYMENT BLOWING

    and how is that FDIC fund looking...........................
  • Dennis
    Absolutey sick, how can we let these people continue to run this company??
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