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Protecting Taxpayers From AIG Abuse
March 18, 2009 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday called on AIG to reclaim its executive bonuses, which were funded with taxpayer money given to AIG with the express purpose of keeping the company afloat. He also discussed the affirmative steps Congress is taking in response, including a proposal being developed in the Senate that would subject the bonuses to severe tax penalties if they are not given back voluntarily.
"When a child breaks his curfew, he is grounded. When someone commits a crime, he is punished. And when an employee brings his company and our economy to the brink, he is not rewarded with a multimillion-dollar bonus paid by the taxpayers," Reid said. "AIG's attitude represents everything that is wrong with Wall Street, and its decision on these bonuses underscores the urgency with which we must demand reforms to ensure these abuses never happen again."
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