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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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Response rates from 479 Laissez-Faire voters.

36%
Yes
64%
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30%
Yes
42%
No
4%
Yes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies
16%
No, the government should never own shares of private companies
2%
Yes, but divest over time after 'repayment' is obtained.
3%
No, and the government should never bail out companies during a recession
2%
No, this impedes technological progress due to competition being stifled

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 @8DVJDFW from Florida  answered…4yrs4Y

what does that mean

 @8D7DWRB from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

Don’t bail people out

 @8GBD2L6 from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

I don't have a stance on this question

 @8KWZYCX from Illinois  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but the government should sell that that to the public.

 @9F39NT3 from Oklahoma  answered…1yr1Y

If it requires a bail out, it should be nationalized.

 @8HNBFMV from Rhode Island  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies until the loan is paid back, with appropriate interest.

 @9D6FSPZ from Alabama  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, until money given is fully given back

 @8JPFN5K from Oregon  answered…4yrs4Y

I don't understand this question.

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