tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18779792.post7485206726656228470..comments2023-11-02T05:17:41.575-04:00Comments on Never Cook Bacon While Naked: Edward M. LiddyI'm Scooter, but I might be a troll.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15236323080277874167noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18779792.post-69417611932068756382009-03-26T13:44:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:44:00.000-04:00Prepare for an AIG name change (at least on the pe...Prepare for an AIG name change (at least on the personal lines INSURANCE side of AIG) coming in less than a month.Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18779792.post-71453027021674348482009-03-26T11:01:00.000-04:002009-03-26T11:01:00.000-04:00so - right off the bat anonymous your situation is...so - right off the bat anonymous your situation is somewhat different from how it was described.<BR/><BR/>and since i dont' know the particulars i can't comment. <BR/><BR/>i stand by my statement that a car does not generally show problems within the first three months so switching it out ever three months (if that is what happens) doesn't seem like the best idea.<BR/><BR/>so if there is an investment in quality and a production of good cars then why did the company need bailing out - in your opinion? does capitalism simply not work?cassdawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637631152070000006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18779792.post-22036229077022587462009-03-26T10:44:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:44:00.000-04:00I'm a GM employee who drives a company car. It's ...I'm a GM employee who drives a company car. It's part of my compensation that was a factor when decided many years ago to work for GM. I also pay $250 per month for this so-called bonus. And I regularly get emails from engineers who are working to solve quality problems with the model I'm driving. Maybe that kind of investiment in quality is why Buick just beat out Lexus as #1 in reliability 3 years after purchase.<BR/>(just my personal 2-cents)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18779792.post-91379351346425504872009-03-26T00:55:00.000-04:002009-03-26T00:55:00.000-04:00scooter - i wrote a rather lengthy reply to your p...scooter - i wrote a rather lengthy reply to your post today and seemed to have lost all of it. just a few highlights. while i understand your point and agree that the general public rarely takes the time to actually read and fully understand the meat of the story . . . in the case of aig - people who sought to not burden their families and their country lost everything at the hands of this company. no one is "bailing" them out. instead they are taking the people's money (including the people who got royally fucked) and using it to rescue the irresponsibility that brought this about. and without question. lunacy. so the people are pissed. and they should be or more appropriately should HAVE been. it's too damned late now. and if people are shocked that they took that money and acted irresponsibly with it (hold on - i'm getting to that) well then, people are idiots, as it ever were. so that's my opinion about the aig bonuses - one which, by the way, your mr. liddy rather agrees with - calling some of the bonuses "distasteful". <BR/><BR/>and here's why - yes, you were right about the percentage but . . . so what? i mean, first off in capitalism there is supposed to be no bonus for a job poorly done. tipping is supposed to be optional. sorry, i'm delving into the moral piece again.<BR/><BR/>that bonus money .. . 73 individuals received 1 million *or more* each. so half of the money at least (remember some got more than 1 million) which is precisely the underlying cause of how we ended up here to begin with. not just with that company. this country. oligarchy.<BR/><BR/>as for the gm thing. the money thing not so big but otoh - - first off, cars don't generally display problems in the first three months so that doesn't seem like a great application of what could be a good idea. also, if it's really in the best interest of the company why not have an engineer drive the car or a mechanic - someone who maybe knows what they are feeling / listening to . . .??<BR/><BR/>i understand your frustrations i do. but people are scared. and so yeah, reactive, sure but there are legitimate concerns. <BR/><BR/>okay i got more but i'm wiped and i'm writing this all for the second timecassdawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637631152070000006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18779792.post-26484011593096460322009-03-25T23:45:00.000-04:002009-03-25T23:45:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.cassdawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637631152070000006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18779792.post-34970512919602018182009-03-25T12:41:00.000-04:002009-03-25T12:41:00.000-04:00Your a great guy Mark and even great guys have the...Your a great guy Mark and even great guys have their off days full of frustrations. It's allowed once in a while. Glad you were able to vent a little.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002302311022399919noreply@blogger.com