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Storming the Bastille, You Never Give Me Your Money

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Sun­day anno­yan­ces: Many today but pri­mary AIG.

Chief Exe­cu­tive Edward Liddy told Trea­sury Sec­re­tary Timothy Geith­ner in a let­ter dated Satur­day that the next pay­ments to emplo­yees of the finan­cial pro­ducts unit — whose woes cau­sed mas­sive los­ses at the giant insu­rer — are due on Sun­day, and added “quite frankly, AIG’s hands are tied.”

AIG to Pay $450 Million in Bonuses

Though not a pri­son, these peo­ple are much like the Bas­ti­lle, an impe­ne­tra­ble for­tress, corrupt, and in need of a good stor­ming. The pri­so­ners, in this case “we the peo­ple”, hou­sed in the real world outside the for­tress, must not be fear­ful of stor­ming the Bas­ti­lle. Calling, wri­ting, and pro­tes­ting on our legis­la­tors doors, will do in a pinch.

I have, after care­ful con­si­de­ra­tion, chan­ged my mind on many issues. This, I’m sure, is only the beginning.

Eh, it hap­pens. For years, swa­yed by rumor pas­sed down through gene­ra­tions, ori­gi­na­ting with my mother’s cou­sin Stephen and various experts throughout the world, I thought John Len­non was the only decent song wri­ter in the Beatles.

You Never Give Me Your Money — Lis­ten WM


You never give me your money
You only give me your funny paper
and in the middle of nego­tia­tions
you break down

I never give you my num­ber
I only give you my situa­tion
and in the middle of inves­ti­ga­tion
I break down

Out of college, money spent
See no future, pay no rent
All the money’s gone, nowhere to go
Any job­ber got the sack
Mon­day mor­ning, tur­ning back
Yellow lorry slow, nowhere to go
But oh, that magic fee­ling, nowhere to go
Oh, that magic fee­ling
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go

One sweet dream
Pick up the bags and get in the limou­sine
Soon we’ll be away from here
Step on the gas and wipe that tear away
One sweet dream came true… today
Came true… today
Came true… today…yes it did
One two three four five six seven,
All good chil­dren go to Hea­ven

Lennon/McCartney — mostly McCart­ney