### Comment:
Yeah, I mean that was the alternative argument and a lot of people agree with you on that. It’s the argument based on principle. Pragmatically, many people thought it would be the start of a chain reaction that could send us into a decades long depression. So, they made the call to avoid that.  
  
 It’s hard to say what the correct call was, but none of them were good options. 
  
 Ford was smart and got themselves prepared to weather a storm.

### REPLY:
Ford didn’t prepare for it. Their business was better and more sound. They were and are fundamentally a better company.  
  
 The bailout money was whatever. It was a loan. So it got repaid with interest. The government actually made money! I don’t care about that I care that we even did it. 
  
 And whoever downvoted me is a moron.

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