Одинаковый wrote:А вот и нашелся безвестный герой который лично вставил в закон поправку разрешающую эти самые бонусы. А остальные проголосовали не глядя и не читая, так как каждая минута была на счету. И надо же, оказался демократ - защитник угнетенных масс.
А я еще помню какие тут были народные гуляния особо наивных ников которые аж прыгали от радости что к власти наконец пришли кристально честные защитники простого люда.
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) looks like he may be facing a fresh political firestorm.
Dodd just admitted on CNN that he inserted a loophole in the stimulus legislation that allowed million-dollar bonuses to insurance giant AIG to go forward – after previously denying any involvement in writing the controversial provision. .
Ну, Додд-то известный борец против интересов финансовых компаний и банков.
Campaigns Donors: Not surprisingly, Dodd's most generous sector is finance, insurance and real estate, which is filled with companies that are directly affected by legislation that comes out of the Banking Committee. The finance, insurance and real estate sector has given Dodd a total of $13.2 million since 1989, distantly followed by lawyers and law firms, which have given $3.7 million. The securities and investment industry, real estate industry, insurance companies, commercial banks, accountants and finance and credit companies all rank among his top 20 industry donors. In 2008, Dodd was among the top five recipients of money in the Senate from 21 industries, many of which are finance-related. He has received more money from hedge funds over time than all but two other lawmakers ($761,250), and expressed concern over a bill in 2007 that would have increased taxes on private-equity firms and hedge fund managers. Hedge funds are a big industry in Connecticut, his home state...
Dodd's most generous donors include many of the companies that have filed for bankruptcy or sought government help over the last six months: Citigroup ($428,300), Morgan Stanley ($211,300), American Insurance Group ($280,250) and Lehman Brothers ($154,300).