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« on: March 21, 2009, 10:27:37 AM »
Yes. Like I said, completely nationalize it, lay off the entire workforce, and start over and rehire everyone from scratch.
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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2009, 12:00:33 PM »
Quote from: That kind of icy blue smile on March 21, 2009, 10:27:37 AM
Yes. Like I said, completely nationalize it, lay off the entire workforce, and start over and rehire everyone from scratch.

Maybe we can deal if we toss in the Detroit auto companies as a sweetener. I like the bit about rehire and all. Tongue
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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2009, 12:07:38 PM »
Yes, let us also tear down Baltimore while we're at it and rebuild from scratch.
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« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2009, 12:22:38 PM »
Fire everyone? Yeah, Im sure the innocents at the bottom would just love that in recession time.
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« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2009, 12:30:32 PM »
They could re-apply to their old jobs.
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« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2009, 02:04:52 PM »
It already is nationalized, since the government owns 80% and the CEO was installed by Paulson.
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« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2009, 02:28:21 PM »
Let's try:

Too Inefficient to Succeed

Makes a great acronym, too.
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« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2009, 04:06:18 PM »
No. Because of its sheer size, AIG is simply too risky to be backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government. It potentially could be such a money black hole that the US Government's credit rating could take a hit.
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« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2009, 01:40:54 AM »
No.  They should just be allowed to fail.
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« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2009, 01:44:26 AM »
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