Age: 25
Hometown: Brooklyn
“I don’t necessarily feel that taxing the AIG executives is the best way to go about it. In my mind, the greater issue is that things like this are going unchecked. They aren’t the only ones who have done this but they are the only ones who have gotten caught. In these economic times, there needs to be more credibility and legitimacy. Everyone needs to sacrifice."
Last month, AIG executives wrote Congress requesting its fourth bailout from the government to keep the company from going belly up. Then we learned that those same executives, used part of the $30 billion they received from the government to distribute bonuses to same employees who created the mess that caused them to ask for a handout. Now, Congress not only wants them to give the money back but it has also just passed a bill that will add a 90 percent tax to the bonus.
ESSENCE.com hit the streets to find out how you’re feeling about this issue and whether or not the AIG executives are being treated fairly.
Share your thoughts below.