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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@8ZSZ2923yrs3Y
No, and no company should ever be bailed out
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, but when deadly like 1930s is exception.
@93G2RP72yrs2Y
No, the government should not be involved in corporate bailouts
@3G9LBR24yrs4Y
they should get repayment plans
Deleted4yrs4Y
The government should not bail out failing companies.
Deleted3yrs3Y
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
@8YBZGY73yrs3Y
No, they shouldn't bail out companies
@558YLXV4yrs4Y
Yes, but equity stakes should be returned to the company if/when the company pays back an agreed-upon amount of the bailout.
@3GZTJR24yrs4Y
No, the government should never bail out any private company or own their shares
@4VXDGTF4yrs4Y
No, The government should not bail out corporations. There is no such thing as “too big to fail.”
@4RPWL5Y4yrs4Y
No, the government should be bailing out companies.
@4W48KKZ4yrs4Y
Yes, but the company should be able to buy back their equity at the price of the original value.
@2YPV6CW4yrs4Y
Yes but they should be non-voting stakes and be able to be diluted.
@593CCZ54yrs4Y
No, the government should never bail out companies. Further, it should never own shares of private companies.
@2XP6VQJ4yrs4Y
It is not the government's place to bail out failing companies,.
@8HJ8G9M4yrs4Y
I do not have enough knowledge to have an opinion on this topic.
@8RBQDDP3yrs3Y
Yes, depending on the company
@8HHK9NZ4yrs4Y
No, the government should never own shares of private companies, and should never provide bail outs
@5ZJ2C984yrs4Y
The government should never bail out a business.
@8KX67Q94yrs4Y
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.
@7RMJFMM4yrs4Y
The government shouldn't bail out anyone
@827K8WT4yrs4Y
Yes, but only until the equity is equal to the amount the company received.
@michaelconnely3yrs3Y
Equity, yes, but the company must be able to buy back that equity.
@8GBB4FJ4yrs4Y
No, the government really shouldn't be bailing out companies in the first place.
@7YFGPVT4yrs4Y
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
@38DRB3L3yrs3Y
No, and it should not bail out failed businesses
@57CFYVF4yrs4Y
The government should not bail out corporations and instead give money to the people themselves
@2PFH3VC3yrs3Y
Companies receiving "bailouts" should be fully nationalized
@Zucce054yrs4Y
No, the government should never bail out any private entity.
@4DG98SF4yrs4Y
No, the government shouldn't bail companies out at all.
@7XXG2L74yrs4Y
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
@8232JX94yrs4Y
The government should not be bailing out any company large enough to offer equity stakes.
@8BYLJPN4yrs4Y
I don't understand the question well enough to provide an educated response.
@8CFC5R64yrs4Y
No, the Government shouldn't bail out companies during a recession.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
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
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
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
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
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
@8DH7Y954yrs4Y
Yes, but those funds should go to programs for all such as Social security, or public schools, or healthcare for all.
@8DP2VQ64yrs4Y
The government shouldn't bail out companies, every!
@8F5PKLS4yrs4Y
Yes, corporations should repay the government with interest.
@8H5D7FC2yrs2Y
THe government shouldn't be bailing out companies during a recession.
@8HCRRMJ4yrs4Y
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.
@8J397BY4yrs4Y
The government should not bail out any private companies during a recession unless it directly affects public welfare.
@8JBN6KV4yrs4Y
They should never bail out companies.
@8JY6NCS4yrs4Y
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.
@8KTRBGL4yrs4Y
I don't have enough knowledge to have a stance on this topic
@8L6JF5Q4yrs4Y
No, and the government should not bail out failing companies.
@8L3W9MQ4yrs4Y
The government should get money back form the companies they help but never own shares.
@8LG9WPJ4yrs4Y
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.
@8WFV28T3yrs3Y
No, and government should never bail out any companies
@8XD6BY63yrs3Y
No, the government should never own shares of private companies or bail out companies
@8ZCJJ3R3yrs3Y
NO, and the government should not bail out private businesses
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