I don’t think we should have bailed out AIG. I don’t think we should have passed the broader “financial recovery” package. I don’t think we should buy the toxic assets. And I don’t think the AIG execs should have gotten those huges bonuses while being bailed out by the taxpayers. But if the friggin’ U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill taxing your last bit of compensation at a 90 percent rate, the New York Times op-ed page might let you complain about getting hosed at your job too.
