AIG Bonuses Prompt Bus Tour of ‘Gold Coast’ Homes

About 20 protesters, along with a press corps of national and international media who outnumbered them, yesterday rode to the Fairfield County, Connecticut, homes of two AIG executives who received portions of $165 million in extra compensation. The payments were made after their Financial Products unit in nearby Wilton had losses that precipitated the insurer’s $173 billion government bailout.

“There needs to be some accountability,” said bus rider Mark Dziubek, a father of five from Southington, Connecticut, who was laid off recently at a Theis Precision Steel Corp. rolling mill after 19 years on the job. “It’s putting pressure on them to do what’s right.”