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> Agreed. Same as Tesla (in your words: "The government did not "bail out Tesla". They lent them $465 million, and Tesla paid it all back, plus interest, ten ye
by grecy 7y ago
> Agreed. Same as Tesla (in your words: "The government did not "bail out Tesla". They lent them $465 million, and Tesla paid it all back, plus interest, ten years before it was due.")
No, not the same at all. One was a loan (which was paid back plus interest), while the other was a gift that will never be paid back.
- nl 7y ago> No, not the same at all. One was a loan (which was paid back plus interest), while the other was a gift that will never be paid back. From your linked article: On June 23, 2009, Ford received a $5.9 billion loan from the Energy Department's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program.... Ford will repay this loan by 2022. (Note "loan".. "repay").