A state-owned enterprise is a business enterprise where the government or state has significant control through full, majority, or significant minority ownership. During the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak Larry Kudlow, the White House’s top economic advisor, said the Trump administration would consider asking for an equity stake in corporations that needed taxpayer aid. “One of the ideas is, if we provide assistance, we might take an equity position,” Kudlow said Wednesday at the White House, adding that the 2008 bailout of [the automaker General Motors] had been a good deal…
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No, this impedes technological progress due to competition being stifled
@9FNVWFJ7mos7MO
Corporations stifle competition, government involvement in large companies, creates opportunities for smaller businesses to gain a foothold in the market and create more competition
Yes, but divest over time after 'repayment' is obtained.
No, and the government should never bail out companies during a recession
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@8GBD2L6Constitution4yrs4Y
I don't have a stance on this question
@8KWZYCX3yrs3Y
Yes, but the government should sell that that to the public.
@8HNBFMV4yrs4Y
Yes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies until the loan is paid back, with appropriate interest.
@8KT28WP3yrs3Y
No, but the companies bailed out by loans from the government during a recession should not be allowed to make a profit or increase executive pay while still paying back said loan. In addition, the highest paid employee should receive a total compensation package no larger than 10 times the median total compensation package for the company.
@9D6FSPZ9mos9MO
Yes, until money given is fully given back
@InsecureXerus9mos9MO
What mechanisms should be in place to ensure the government disposes of its equity shares once the bailout money is fully repaid?
@8JPFN5K4yrs4Y
I don't understand this question.
@8KJYZSZ3yrs3Y
Yes, only until the government is paid back.
@8JH7FY24yrs4Y
No but help should be treated as a loan and repaid
@8JCWMKFLibertarian4yrs4Y
no, the government should never bail out companies
@8J8FMNK4yrs4Y
The government should not bail out private companies at all.
@8FR6L764yrs4Y
Companies should not be bailed out
@8DWSRDC4yrs4Y
No, the government should not bail out companies to begin with
@8D3SDV5Republican4yrs4Y
Yes until the debt is repaid.
@8CZ5SWV4yrs4Y
Companies should not be bailed out.
@9F39NT38mos8MO
If it requires a bail out, it should be nationalized.
@94VQR9W2yrs2Y
No, the government shouldn't bail companies out during a recession
@93BCQ6Z2yrs2Y
No, and the government should never bail out a private company.
@938YMCT2yrs2Y
The government should never bail out companies during a recession.
@935M6NN2yrs2Y
The government should not bail out companies in a recession.
@8XHBCC72yrs2Y
Government should not bail out any company
@8LJ86MS3yrs3Y
Yes, but only until all debts are paid or the government cashes out to help the company pay it's debt.
@99MFTPG1yr1Y
Yes, but the government should nationalize all major companies instead
@8L9ZC8Z3yrs3Y
No, The government should not bail out any companies.
@8KLZL3R3yrs3Y
No, but they could require some form of pay back.
@8XBHDRW2yrs2Y
I don't think that the government should own shares in a company but individuals who work in the government should own share in the company.
@8LBP76W3yrs3Y
No. The government should be able to restrict shareholder friendly activities for a period of time following the financial aid, but the government shouldn’t be a part of business decisions.
@8KKQ77Y3yrs3Y
The government should never own part of private companies, but should require the money to be more of a loan which should be paid back eventually
@9LN9HLLRepublican4 days4D
No, the government should only bail out companies crucial to jobs and the economy and should have no part in it but preserving it.
@9LN4NZMLibertarian 5 days5D
No, because their should be enough competition in the marketplace that no company should ever be bailed out by the government. So since no company should ever be bailed out, then they government should never own equity in a company.
@9LF2C972wks2W
After a long enough time, yes. After a long enough time for the company to pay them back because all debts should be replayed in full.
@9LB8N6D3wks3W
Yes, but for the purpose of ensuring the return of the bail out funds. Other conditions can be agreed upon to keep government out of business decision making process
@9L3RBRV 1mo1MO
To be honest, I don't even know what this exactly means. Even after reading further, I don't. I think sometimes the stance gets lost in typical citizens not aware of or keeping up with the terminology used in discussions such as this.
@9KX9VJ81mo1MO
No, the government should never transfer funds to business companies when no contract for a service exists.
@9KMGS8Z2mos2MO
No, the government should not bail out any companies. Any company that is "too large to fail" should be broken up.
@9KKSHMQ2mos2MO
No, government shouldn't bail out anything that is not essential to the country's ability to function and should NEVER own shares of companies
@9KC7KKX2mos2MO
No, it will aggravate the recession for the companies when they dedicated the money for their purpose
@9K2PM5YLibertarian2mos2MO
No, the government should not bail out private companies in a recession; therefore, it should not receive equity stakes for an act it does not engage in.
@9JVRWQW2mos2MO
Only non-voting equity and should be required to divest itself of this equity over a period of no more than twenty years.
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