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Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

A state-owned enterprise is a business enterprise where the government or state has significant control through full, majority, or significant minority ownership. During the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak Larry Kudlow, the White House’s top economic advisor, said the Trump administration would consider asking for an equity stake in corporations that needed taxpayer aid. “One of the ideas is, if we provide assistance, we might take an equity position,” Kudlow said Wednesday at the White House, adding that the 2008 bailout of [the automaker General Motors] had been a good deal…  

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 @8ZSZ292 from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and no company should ever be bailed out

  Deletedanswered…3yrs3Y

No, but when deadly like 1930s is exception.

  @93G2RP7 from Wisconsin  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the government should not be involved in corporate bailouts

 @3G9LBR2answered…4yrs4Y

they should get repayment plans

   Deletedanswered…4yrs4Y

The government should not bail out failing companies.

  Deletedanswered…3yrs3Y

No, the government should never own shares of private companies, but should require the money to be more of a loan which should be paid back eventually

 @8YBZGY7answered…3yrs3Y

No, they shouldn't bail out companies

 @558YLXVanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but equity stakes should be returned to the company if/when the company pays back an agreed-upon amount of the bailout.

 @3GZTJR2answered…4yrs4Y

No, the government should never bail out any private company or own their shares

 @4VXDGTFanswered…4yrs4Y

No, The government should not bail out corporations. There is no such thing as “too big to fail.”

 @4RPWL5Yanswered…4yrs4Y

No, the government should be bailing out companies.

 @4W48KKZanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but the company should be able to buy back their equity at the price of the original value.

 @2YPV6CWanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes but they should be non-voting stakes and be able to be diluted.

 @593CCZ5answered…4yrs4Y

No, the government should never bail out companies. Further, it should never own shares of private companies.

 @2XP6VQJanswered…4yrs4Y

  It is not the government's place to bail out failing companies,.

 @8HJ8G9M from Missouri  answered…4yrs4Y

I do not have enough knowledge to have an opinion on this topic.

 @8RBQDDP from Vermont  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, depending on the company

 @8HHK9NZ from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

No, the government should never own shares of private companies, and should never provide bail outs

 @5ZJ2C98 from Missouri  answered…4yrs4Y

The government should never bail out a business.

 @8KX67Q9 from California  answered…4yrs4Y

No. While I do not like how much freedom the private sector has, I do not believe the government has any right to own a share of private companies.

 @7RMJFMM from Maine  answered…4yrs4Y

The government shouldn't bail out anyone

 @827K8WT from South Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only until the equity is equal to the amount the company received.

  @michaelconnely from Nebraska  answered…3yrs3Y

Equity, yes, but the company must be able to buy back that equity.

 @8GBB4FJ from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

No, the government really shouldn't be bailing out companies in the first place.

 @7YFGPVT from Utah  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, under the stipulation that the bailed out company re-acquire that equity within a given time or the company is wholly sold to the highest bidder to buy out the government stake. This program should administered by an independent entity which would be audited by congress

 @38DRB3Lanswered…3yrs3Y

No, and it should not bail out failed businesses

 @57CFYVFanswered…4yrs4Y

The government should not bail out corporations and instead give money to the people themselves

 @2PFH3VCanswered…3yrs3Y

Companies receiving "bailouts" should be fully nationalized

 @Zucce05answered…4yrs4Y

No, the government should never bail out any private entity.

 @4DG98SFanswered…4yrs4Y

No, the government shouldn't bail companies out at all.

 @7XXG2L7 from California  answered…4yrs4Y

No, and it should bail out companies. If a company has not prepared themselves to weather a recession then it was not a well-run company to begin with

 @8232JX9 from Illinois  answered…4yrs4Y

The government should not be bailing out any company large enough to offer equity stakes.

 @8BYLJPN from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

I don't understand the question well enough to provide an educated response.

 @8CFC5R6 from Iowa  answered…4yrs4Y

No, the Government shouldn't bail out companies during a recession.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the government should not be engaged in any corporate bailouts unless they will prevent the severity and depth of a recession, or keep a recession from turning into a full-fledged depression

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the government should not be engaged in any corporate bailouts unless they will prevent the severity and depth of a recession, or keep a recession from turning into a full-fledged depression. In either case, the government should not own shares of a private company

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…2yrs2Y

No, any assistance should be in the form of a Federal government loan that is repaid with interest once the company is back on firm financial footing. Such assistance should only be done in special circumstances, such as a way of lessening the depth and length of a recession

 @8DH7Y95 from Washington  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but those funds should go to programs for all such as Social security, or public schools, or healthcare for all.

 @8DP2VQ6answered…4yrs4Y

The government shouldn't bail out companies, every!

 @8F5PKLS from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, corporations should repay the government with interest.

 @8H5D7FC from Washington  answered…2yrs2Y

THe government shouldn't be bailing out companies during a recession.

 @8HCRRMJ from Idaho  answered…4yrs4Y

No but the government should go after a recoup of those bail-out loans to corporations as vigorously as they go after student loan debt.

 @8J397BY from Indiana  answered…4yrs4Y

The government should not bail out any private companies during a recession unless it directly affects public welfare.

  @8JBN6KV from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

They should never bail out companies.

 @8JY6NCS from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes until the company is back on it's feet and returns all proceeds from bailout. All high level bonuses should be eliminated until such time as well.

 @8KTRBGL from Ohio  answered…4yrs4Y

I don't have enough knowledge to have a stance on this topic

 @8L6JF5Q from Indiana  answered…4yrs4Y

No, and the government should not bail out failing companies.

 @8L3W9MQ from Illinois  answered…4yrs4Y

The government should get money back form the companies they help but never own shares.

 @8LG9WPJ from Maryland  answered…4yrs4Y

I don't believe in free bailouts. Companies should be held accountable for that money and there should be some type of control or oversight and it should have to be paid back eventually. Corporate CEO's of those companies should have to take a pay cut if they receive money in a bailout.

 @8WFV28T from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and government should never bail out any companies

  @8XD6BY6 from Nevada  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the government should never own shares of private companies or bail out companies

 @8ZCJJ3R from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

NO, and the government should not bail out private businesses

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