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redirish28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:08 AM Original message |
Maybe I don't fully understand but Why is the government is bailing out AIG and not Lehman? |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. Cui Bono? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. That....yes |
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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. AIG is insurance... |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm baffled, too |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
4. AIG is a much, much bigger outfit and it's collapse would have |
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mrJJ (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
5. Lehman was off the radar... Fed took care of it |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm guessing AIG has more friends in the administration |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I doubt that has much to do with it. AIG collapsing would |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I agree. They were going for a lesser of two evils scenario...n/t |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. To Stop The Market's Bleeding |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
8. Why IAG matters |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
10. leman didn't qualify for welfare benefits? |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
12. On Monday they said they weren't going to bail out AIG. |
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mrJJ (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Good ole boy network.. The rest is cover.. |
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DisgustipatedinCA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
13. I am one of the fundamentals of our strong economy |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. Several factors: 1. counterparties; 2. liabilities; 3. scale of assets to be dumped; 4. viability |
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gblady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
16. my question is.... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. Failure of AIG would have been a bigger disaster than Lehman.. |
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