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Comment by tadfisher

Did you miss the next sentence?

> A study by the Center for Automotive Research found that the GM bailout saved 1.2 million jobs and preserved $34.9 billion in tax revenue.

The whole point was to avoid the economic fallout of a GM collapse (and with it, yet another bank for the FDIC to deal with).

parent tadfisher 2 years ago

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