AIG will pay taxpayers an extra $15B in return for bailing them out? Was it worth it? A good deal?

I am OK with it as long as they make money out of it. I think its a good thing. That is one way to pay back that debt.

My issue is not with AIG. If I were them I would want a bail out too. The problem is with the Government meddling in private issues. If Companies and Banks realize that they have a lender of last resort they will always take unnecessary risk.

If I take a huge risk the Government refuses to bail me out. So why are they taking sides. If the Government is going to bail out one group they have to bail out everyone. That makes no sense. Government should run on a shoe string and nothing else.

Ron Paul wants to stay out of all of that. I agree with him we need to stay out of private institutions. Its not the Governments job to bail out anyone. Yes this includes welfare programs.

With a corrupt government this is a lose lose. If they don't pay us back we lose the money. If they do pay us back we lose as well.This money instead of going toward paying our debt (which was largely increased with these bailouts) will be treated as a payday, and recklessly re-spent to build or expand more Socialist government programs.

If I'm not mistaken, AIG has direct and strong ties to the Federal Reserve bank. Since they are all good buddies and work hand in hand, why did they not get this bailout directly from them instead of placing this debt on our government and us serfs?

More accounting tricks from the Obama administration

I don't believe it . And I doubt the tax payers will feel it in a positive way - even if they do .

Show us the money first.