From Bloomberg:
American International Group Inc., the insurer whose bonuses and perks are under fire from U.S. lawmakers, offered cash awards to another 38 executives in a retention program with payments of as much as $4 million.
The incentives range from $92,500 to $4 million for employees earning salaries between $160,000 and $1 million, Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy said in a letter dated Dec. 5 to Representative Elijah Cummings. The New York-based insurer had previously disclosed that 130 managers would get the awards and that one executive would get $3 million.
“I remain concerned, as do many American taxpayers, that these retention payments are simply bonuses by another name,” Cummings said in letter responding to Liddy.
I remain concerned, too. That's our money. When is a bonus not a bonus, but simply a retention payment? In this job market, are the managers threatening to quit?
Bonus? Retention? What the h e double hockey sticks are they doing? They clearly cannot manage since AIG has received two huge bailouts. If they cannot manage why would anyone get a bonus let alone a retention payment? How about a bunch of pink slips? God I love capitalism!
ReplyDeleteI agree - especially with your assessment closing the post below:
ReplyDelete"Corruption on a scale grand enough to arouse deep disgust"
Fred, "hell" is permitted in the comments.
ReplyDeleteI love capitalism, too. The money trickles down so nicely and fairly.
Can I have permission to leave the room and be sick?
ReplyDeleteSusan, permission granted.
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