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This is why it was stupid to give them the bailout money without setting down ground rules first. What we did in the first bailout was the equivalent of giving 20 bucks to a wino to try and solve the homeless problem. The wino isn't going to put the money into a savings account until he can afford to get a place to live. He's going to buy liquor for instant gratification.
The banks and investment firm CEO's aren't going to give a shit what happens to their company or their clients, or the country. As long as they have their oversized piece of pie as their instant gratification, that's all they care about.
Trouble is, Obama's hands are kinda tied. We gave them the money. We didn't give them the money and make them sign a contract agreeing not to blow it on parties, jets, and executive bonuses.
I can't give you a present and then come back in a month and demand that you give it back because I don't like where you displayed it. And similarly, we can't demand the money back because we don't like what they're doing with it, because the money is no longer ours, it's theirs, and they can do with it as they please.
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