Zum Ausmisten des Augiasstalls unterstütze ich erste Stimmen die den Hedge-Fonds keine Steuergelder auszahlen wollen und damit bestehende Kontrakte nicht honorieren wollen.
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"Many were used by hedge funds to take "short" bets on the fate of the bank. The contracts nevertheless have to be honoured.
Chris Whalen, head of Institutional Risk Analytics, says this creates a huge moral dilemna. Why should taxpayers now responsible for AIG foot the bill for huge windfall transfers to hedge funds?
"We need to shut this whole thing down. The people who don't own the underlying collateral and were just betting should be flushed away. It would be grotesque if the US authorities were now to subsidize speculators. The US political class is waking up to this," he said.
If so, the winners may have more trouble than they realize collecting their prize.
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