[x]Blackmoor Vituperative

Wednesday, 2010-04-21

GM pays back the loan

Filed under: Society — bblackmoor @ 17:37

General Motors Co. CEO Edward Whitacre Jr., celebrates with workers during a news conferenceI could not be more be more surprised if a Chevy Volt fell out of the sky and into my living room: GM paid back its eight billion dollar loan.

Now, GM still owes the US taxpayers some $45 billion — most of GM’s stock is owned by us. And I still think the various bailouts were bad for the United States and, frankly, an abuse of government power. But to get anything back at all is a pleasant surprise.

My hat is off to you, GM. Well done.