### Comment:
Ford received a $5.9 billion loan from the feds in 2009 
  
 https://www.thebalance.com/auto-industry-bailout-gm-ford-chrysler-3305670

### REPLY:
'Didnt need the money since it already cut costs but didnt want to feel the pressure of competing with companies that had taken subsidized federal loans'.  Yikes

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