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"Critics of the federal auto bailout will no longer be able to refer derisively to GM as 'Government Motors' — on Monday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced the U.S. government has sold its remaining shares in the carmaker," 

"With the final sale of GM stock, this important chapter in our nation's history is now closed," Lew said, announcing the sale.

The net? Taxpayers lost $10.7 billion on the deal.

Today's Question: Was the GM bailout worth it?

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“Critics of the federal auto bailout will no longer be able to refer derisively to GM as ‘Government Motors’ — on Monday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced the U.S. government has sold its remaining shares in the carmaker,” writes NPR’s Scott Neuman. “With the final sale of GM stock, this important chapter in our nation’s 

“Critics of the federal auto bailout will no longer be able to refer derisively to GM as ‘Government Motors’ — on Monday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced the U.S. government has sold its remaining shares in the carmaker,” writes NPR’s Scott Neuman. “With the final sale of GM stock, this important chapter in our nation’s Read more →


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