The accusation is that the government used AIG to bail out the rest of Wall Street, forcing AIG to settle trades with big name Wall Street companies for a loss.

The accusation is that the government used AIG to bail out the rest of Wall Street, forcing AIG to settle trades with big name Wall Street companies for a loss. And on top of that, the gov't charged 14% interest on the money it lent. Yes, they could have "not accepted" that deal. But there are two sides to this.