{"id":1465,"date":"2010-04-21T17:37:15","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T22:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2010-04-21T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T22:44:04","slug":"gm-pays-back-the-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/gm-pays-back-the-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"GM pays back the loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/WN\/general-motors-repays-81-billion-government-loans\/story?id=10437944\" title=\"General Motors Co. CEO Edward Whitacre Jr., celebrates with workers during a news conference\"><img src='http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ap_ed_whitacre_100421_mn.jpg' alt='General Motors Co. CEO Edward Whitacre Jr., celebrates with workers during a news conference' style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px 4px; float: right;\" \/><\/a>I could not be more be more surprised if a Chevy Volt fell out of the sky and into my living room: <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/WN\/general-motors-repays-81-billion-government-loans\/story?id=10437944\">GM paid back its eight billion dollar loan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, GM still owes the US taxpayers some $45 billion &#8212; most of GM&#8217;s stock is owned by us. And I still think the various bailouts were bad for the United States and, frankly, an abuse of government power. But to get anything back at all is a pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n<p>My hat is off to you, GM. Well done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I could not be more be more surprised if a Chevy Volt fell out of the sky and into my living room: GM paid back its eight billion dollar loan. 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