It's a question for our legal comrades on DKOS here:
What is the American tax-payer's legal remedies here if they should feel their money is being pilfered by AIG and other similar companies as they apply to these bonuses?
Is a class-action lawsuit a viable option here?
Does the American tax payer immediately forfeit her rights to how her tax money is applied the money it is deducted from her paycheck?
And if the President of the US proposes billions in bailout money to incompetent and failing institutions, does the original "shareholder" of the US Treasury (the American citizen tax payer) have a right to seek legal recourse should she feel her contributions to the US Treasury is being pilfered by AIG and it's executive class?
Can we not in fact sue for recovery of funds, as well as seek penalties and interest?