Least Surprising Headline of the Day

by Don Boudreaux on October 28, 2009

in Frenetic Fiddling, Other People's Money, Subsidies, What's wrong with the country

GMAC Asks for Fresh Lifeline

Lender in Advanced Talks for Third Slug of Taxpayer Cash — at Least $2.8 Billion More

- from today’s Wall Street Journal

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  • Randy
    Well, its the government's money, not mine, so I don't see how what they do with it is any of my business. But I won't be buying any government bonds, or buying any Government Motors cars.
  • Mommsen1625
    Completely OT:

    Libertarianism at a new highwater mark: http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/10/27/gallu...
  • Mommsen1625
    Yes, let's pour more money down that rat hole.
  • johndewey
    The article includes one sentence which bothers me:

    "The willingness by treasury officials to deepen taxpayer exposure to GMAC reflects the troubled company's importance to the revival of the auto industry."

    It's not clear to me why GM dealerships must continue to rely on GMAC for wholesale financing. Furthermore, it's not clear that failure of GM dealerships to obtain financing would prevent the revival of the entire auto industry.

    If GM dealerships have not by now lined up alternate financing, perhaps they need to be creatively destroyed by competitors who possess more adaptable business models.
  • geckonomist
    Most of the article is hidden;


    unlike this more interesting wsj headline of the day :
    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487...
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