What does AIG have to do with it?

You may not have noticed, but Ignorance rules the United States; and, if you have not yet discovered, Ignorance is not bliss, unless you lack all common Sense (i.e., no sense of: smell, taste, sight, hearing, touch; do not confuse your common Sense with simple Reasoning).

So you know, the American Insurance Group (AIG) executive-bonus-pay Bill expresses a blatant unapportioned Tax of a direct nature.  As you may know, unapportioned direct Taxes shall not be imposed by the United States within the several States included in the Union.

Aside from the unlawful tax policy, we hear (see Congressman Ron Paul: Ex Post Facto Bonus Bill is “Unconstitutional” and “A Gross Distraction”) that the bill is also passed ex post facto.  As you may know, the United States shall not ex post fact legislation. This is a tough call, because when the present income tax first debuted around 1913, if we recall correctly, it was held that an end of year Assessment that included statutory income accrued before the Bill was passed during that Year was not ex post facto.

Another attribute of the Bill, we have heard, is that it is a bill of attainder.  Again, as you may know, no bill of attainder shall be passed by the United States.  See Congressman Ron Paul: Ex Post Facto Bonus Bill is “Unconstitutional” and “A Gross Distraction”, Bill of Attainder 1 and Bill of Attainder 2.  We are not sure of the Bill being an attainder, because it does not adjudge, without trial, a Man (including the male and female variety), or group of Men, guilty of a crime described in the Bill and, thereby, impose the requisite criminal penalty.  If the Bill is somehow an attainder, then all income taxes of a direct nature are an attainder, which would practically nullify the constitutional direct taxing Power.

Given that your Congress, generally, and President do not comprehend the Constitution for the United States of America (particularly its taxing provisons) enough to comport their actions with it, do you still trust your and our Liberty under their Administration?

To answer our question, AIG is the segue that Congress uses to unlawfully act.  An ex-president, F. Roosevelt, is credited with saying that, "in politics, nothing happens by accident."  Whether those in Congress unlawfully act under ignorance or with knowledge, is irrelevant and does not appease our concern, does it appease yours?

We advise you to act like a Citizen and personally ensure your and, consequently, our Liberty.

•  Oh, and, since we are all invaluable, we, personally, think that we are all too big to fail; but, although we have not billions of dollars of fiat Currency to save everyone, we may have the knowledge conducive to a sound economy and practical government, so everyone has no barrier to save themselves.
• The only issue with AIG is that they are inept investors of fiat Currency; but that is it: their business acumen is not trustworthy.  Yet, they were able to convince the previous Administration that they deserve several billion dollars of fiat Currency.  Given that you are a competitor or not a competitor to AIG, would you have loaned your fiat Currency to the practically insolvent AIG?  We are guessing not; we suppose, like us, you would instead desire to invest in the honest owner of the auto shop down the street.
  
• It goes to show how 'liberal' (see Liberal today equates to Plunder) a Man gets when they do not have to dispense of their own fiat Currency.