liasonfan268 think jason does NOT want Mikey to end up like him or sonny
and if jason can do right by mikey then giving up his life and family was all worth it
if he fails mikey then he walked away from liz and the boys for nothing
somehow mikey is his "redemption" if that makes sense
he knows Jake will be fine, he has liz as a mother. and he loves and trusts her to raise him.

problem is jason knows carly and sonny have not done right by mikey and he admited he was wrong to give mikey to sonny
problem with jason ...he needs to learn to accept that sonny and carly are solely responsible for how mikey has turned out
the only issue with jason is he is the one who covered up claudia's murder..that is where his guilt should come in..other than that everything is on carly and sonny

think that is the only reason jason is doing what he is..trying to right the wrongs he did
he doesn't want mikey to suffer for HIS mistakes
just like he didn't want jake to suffer for his choices

when the money was given to liz..no she didn't take it as a payoff . she took it cause jason wanted her to and it was for her to raise his son . it was the ONLY thing he could give her.
think she took it to make Jason feel better. she didn't want the money.
still think it is a crap s/l though cause she could invest a portion and not lose it all. again more "rewriting" or imo spinning for some future story or plot point.