Goldman received aid from the taxpayer through the AIG bailout. AIG was responsible for the insurance and CDSes that covered any bad assets at Goldman. Had AI

Goldman received aid from the taxpayer through the AIG bailout. AIG was responsible for the insurance and CDSes that covered any bad assets at Goldman. Had AIG gone under, Goldman would not have gotten paid for those CDSes that were on derivatives of bad mortgages, and would have had a few billion in losses in 2008-2009. Maybe not lethal damage, but it's on the back of the taxpayer that Goldman has been profitable these last 2 years.