So if the taxpayers own ±60% of GM...

[OvenMaster]

Originally Posted by Charles

The taxpayer doesn't own GM, we're just on the hook for bill if the whole deal goes South. And on the hook for the interest payments regardless.

If my money is going to something I own or rent or fund, then by God I should have a say in how it is spent. I don't WANT my money going to a dying/dead carcass of a dinosaur manufacturer. I do not CHOOSE to be on the hook for something I do not want or cannot afford.

I would simply love it if my yearly 1040 form had a checklist that gave me the choice of precisely directing where my tax dollars would be sent, and only with my approval. Car companies living in the 60's or banks run by criminals with diplomas would not make my list.