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Fed Bails Out GMAC
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“The government will invest $6 billion to prop up GMAC, the auto financing giant, the Treasury Department said last night, expanding its bailout of the troubled U.S. auto industry.
“The Treasury said it would use $5 billion from the $700 billion financial rescue fund it oversees to buy preferred stock from the company. It said it would also lend $1 billion to General Motors, which owns 49 percent of GMAC, to allow it to invest further in the firm” (Washington Post [1], Tuesday)
Noe big deal, we can just print more.
FEE Timely Classic:
“The Value of Money [2],” by Hans Sennholtz
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[1] Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122902252.html?nav=rss_email%2Fcomponents
[2] The Value of Money: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/the-value-of-money/
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