Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

well i hate to defend this but here goes, i'll give it a shot.

First the bailout isnt a gift , its a loan they still have to pay it back. Although buying a jet might seem absurd , they stilll have to be competitive when it comes to perks or else they will have no top exec's/no trust/no money. How are they going to get the big boys to work for them if they cant offer use of the company jet like their competitiors. " come work for citigroup , the only bank without a cool jet to fly in "