I bitched about it at the time, but the bailouts worked. They saved jobs for ten years, stabilized economies in free fall, and made the governments involved a

I bitched about it at the time, but the bailouts worked. They saved jobs for ten years, stabilized economies in free fall, and made the governments involved a profit. Ten years of employment is nothing to sneeze at. Plenty of baby boomers hit retirement in that time. Frankly I'm glad GM is moving out now while the recession still hasn't hit.