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Re:How Did GM Pay Back Its Bailout So Fast? Well, It Didn't... by CWuestefeld on Wednesday May 05, 2010 @02:46PM (#1322109)
This is arguably true. It seems that a big reason for the GM bailout was keeping the union workers employed, and keeping business going to the parts suppliers.

Even so, how does this affect the bigger question?

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Re:How Did GM Pay Back Its Bailout So Fast? Well, It Didn't... by uriel on Wednesday May 05, 2010 @04:19PM (#1322438)
> This is arguably true. It seems that a big reason for the GM bailout was keeping the union workers employed, and keeping business going to the parts suppliers.

And to keep the flow political contributions from unions into the politician's coffers.

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