AIG either had someone who leaked personal information on employees or was dumpster driven. In any case, the employees were thrown under the bus. Forced to give up their salary if they were not the top bonus receivers, or have it taxed 90% (probably will be proved unconstitutional way far down the pike) the people who worked for AIGFP and were not traders or policy makers have years of career down the tubes because the Congressman haven't done any of their homework. They are painting with the broad brush of ignorance finally feeling empowered.
The analogy that comes to mind is what the families of doctors who sympathized with women wishing not to bare an unwanted child. Abortionists and their families were threatened and some killed. The same thing is happening to some of the upper level employees at AIG who were not actual policy makers but charged with keeping the employees working at their best, equipment running, and all other staff supportive to the banking services. They do not deserve to be lynched by the mobs because they don't have the money to hide themselves and their families safely away.
What the government is doing is analogous to firing the nursing staff and doctors who helped the patient through the operation but are needed but are forced to stick around to get the patient back on its feet. The trouble is that the bailing out by so many employees for their safety and that of their families as well as disillusionment at being considered one of the 'bad guys' for nothing done by them but doing their job ethically and with integrity.
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