If anyone is happy about the bill that cleared the house taxing bonuses given to people out of this AIG mess, you are sorely in for hurt. It is very scary when the government can target a group of people it doesn't like and assess a punitive tax on them. This bill is clearly unconstitutional.
If this law passes and the judicial system doesn't throw it out, what's to stop the government from taxes an individual person? What's to stop the government from using tax as a threat to every single business and individual?
The AIG bonuses are another issue. They are under CONTRACT. Contract law is the cornerstone of America. It is as important as the constitution. Government CANNOT void contracts. If the government voids contracts, our country is as good as done. What faith would I put in a contract that can be easily voided when it becomes unpopular? I'm sorry, this is one big slippery slope of ice.
Both parties are morally inept. Both Republicans and Democrats voted in favor of this bill in the House. Everyone that voted for this bill should be impeached as they have violated their oath of office. You know, the one that says they will uphold the constitution.
If the Senate does pass this bill, I HOPE that the people being targeted sue the government. This is a totally unconstitutional bill and a good example of how despair causes huge problems when you have a mob mentality and people in power that are totally moronic and don't understand the laws they are supposed to protect.
Isn't that what politicians have always done? This is a failure of the public for not voting these criminals out of office. You get what you vote for, vote for shit, expect shit back.
The problem is that Congress is just doing what most Americans want. The people who see that this is clearly wrong are far outnumbered. If they want to get re-elected, Their going to do what everyone wants them to do.