The anger lies on so many people that it’s hard to determine who’s really at fault.
Should we be mad at AIG for giving out millions of dollars in bonuses after receiving billions of dollars in bailout money?
Should we instead be mad at the government for giving them such a huge amount of money without a strong detailed ledger for using the money?
Should we be mad at our politicians who are stating they didn’t know that AIG would be giving away bonus money even though there is evidence that AIG told them upfront?
Should we rather just be mad at the government for giving out that money in the first place?
Perhaps we should be mad at the millions of voters who voted for Obama because his administration has so generously decided to spend our great grand children’s money.
Perhaps we should just be mad at all politicians who have either helped to increase the crisis or did nothing to avoid it… no matter who the president happens to be (McCain wanted bailouts as well, although he claimed his would be “different” and therefore, better… even though he wanted an AIG bailout… hmmm).
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