I have a better idea for those AIG execs.
Posted by: Donna
Senator Charles Grassley (R-Horse’s Ass) got himself in some hot water for his suggestion that AIG bonus-grubbers “resign” or “go commit suicide” Japanese-style. Aside from evoking suicide, way to diss the Land of the Rising Sun! Stereotype much, Chuck?
Other members of Congress, though not as bloodthirsty as Grassley, are weighing the idea of taxing the bonuses at confiscatory rates. This surely won’t sit well with AIG CEO Edward Liddy, who steadfastly insists that must be able to use bailout dollars to pay the bonuses in order to ”retain the best and brightest talent”.
Which leads me to my idea. Liddy’s statement reminds me of this Going Galt thing that is all the rage with rightie bloggers and even making appearances in mainstream newspaper columns. Going Galt means emulating John Galt, the uber-competent hero of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, who led a group of similarly extraordinary and productive counterparts away to an enclave where they could be free from the “leeches” who hated them for their greatness (I cribbed that synopsis from Wikipedia because there is no way in hell I’m going to slog through that 50,000 page tome – ever). Honestly, I can’t think of a better beta test for Going Galt than if those AIG Masters of the Universe eschewed their taxpayer funded bonuses and went on strike right now and showed the others how it was done!
Do it!
I wanted to see if any of the conservative bloggers had caught on to this excellent idea, plus I hate to copy something that’s already out there so I googled “why don’t the AIG executives go Galt?” I didn’t find any reference to the AIG folks but the first entry was this hilarious poll on newsbusters.org.
Should American Entrepreneurs Go ‘John Galt’ In Response to Obama’s Policies?
Yes. If business owners make a statement, the administration will listen
No. The Obama Administration is too arrogant to understand
No. Americans entrepreneurs need to find another way to fight socialismVote
It was a tough choice, but I went with yes.
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Hmmmm….
An island someplace only populated by formerly overpaid, underappreciated CEO’s and other multi-millionaire executives.
I wonder who they’d call when their riding lawnmower needed an engine repair? Butlers usually aren’t very good mechanics.