bg sends me this one -
Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc. (AIG), the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company’s meltdown said Tuesday.
The tab included $23,380 worth of spa treatments for AIG employees at the coastal St. Regis resort south of Los Angeles even as the company tapped into an $85 billion loan from the government it needed to stave off bankruptcy.
Yay! Wait… why do I hear fiddle music and smell fire?
Weston // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:41 pm
AIG bailout epic fail. They can haz jailtime?
Sludgebox.com News With Opinions » Blog Archive » AIG execs’ already screwing the US taxpayers! // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:58 pm
[...] AIG Is Puttin’ On The Ritz… At The St. Regis [...]
Lauren // Oct 7, 2008 at 11:18 pm
but if you lose the debbil gets yer soul
rick g // Oct 8, 2008 at 3:45 am
This is nothing. We still have the $700 billion dollar (plus another $150 billion) party to come.
LOLFED » Cuomowned! // Oct 16, 2008 at 6:03 pm
[...] to waste money on important corporate necessities like overseas hunting trips and golf trips and awesome spa days. Since AIG is smart and perhaps knows that Cuomo can summon fire with his fingertips (he actually [...]