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Originally Posted by bigearl
This gets confused all the time and needs to be clarified.
GM got a loan from the Government. Additionally the Government bought a portion of GM. The loan was paid off, however the Government still owns a substantial piece of GM. That's the 33billion part. The loan was paid off, now they want to sell the company out to individuals as a stock IPO so the government can get their money back. GM technically doesn't 'OWE' this money, since it's not a loan.
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I get all of that. What I don't get is why doesn't any of the media put that way. They always say that GM still owes the money. If that was the case then anyone that owns stock in a company must owe that company the money instead of owning the stock. Why don't they report as the government still owns a 33billion dollar stake in GM instead.