General Motors Files for IPO; Says Buh-Bye to Socialism

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General Motors has just announced the filing of papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) that will see the company handed back over to investors and removed from government control.

Including in the filing are plans for preferred stock that carries with it both debt and equity and also has priority in a bankruptcy situation.

According to a Bloomberg report, GM hopes to generate $16 billion by the IPO, selling off roughly a fifth of the stock currently owned by the U.S. Treasury. This would then make the government a minority shareholder in General Motors and is likely to be followed by continued sell-offs until GM is entirely out of government hands. Currently the U.S. government owns a 61 percent stake in GM.

GM has already paid back the $6.7 billion in loans it received from the U.S. and Canadian governments, however, that amount is only a small portion of the almost $50 billion bailout GM received.

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[Mike in SD]

Given that the country owns 61% of the company and is only expected to reduce that to under 50% its not exactly a complete sendoff to Government Motors.

[OP]

Originally Posted by Mike in SD

Given that the country owns 61% of the country and is only expected to reduce that to under 50% its not exactly a complete sendoff to Government Motors.

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[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Mike in SD

Given that the country owns 61% of the company and is only expected to reduce that to under 50% its not exactly a complete sendoff to Government Motors.

Same as the mortgage on your house, the more you pay back, the less the bank owns. But you still have control of the house to do what you want, paint it your favorite color, renovate the kitchen/bath, keep a cow in your living room.

[CQQL_SSR]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

keep a cow in your living room.

Hey Bruce, do you get many visitors?

[MnMsToy]

Originally Posted by CQQL_SSR

Hey Bruce, do you get many visitors?

roflol

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by CQQL_SSR

Hey Bruce, do you get many visitors?

Just milk drinkers.

[WearyEagle]

Originally Posted by AutoGuide.com

General Motors has just announced the filing of papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) that will see the company handed back over to investors and removed from government control.

Including in the filing are plans for preferred stock that carries with it both debt and equity and also has priority in a bankruptcy situation.

According to a Bloomberg report, GM hopes to generate $16 billion by the IPO, selling off roughly a fifth of the stock currently owned by the U.S. Treasury. This would then make the government a minority shareholder in General Motors and is likely to be followed by continued sell-offs until GM is entirely out of government hands. Currently the U.S. government owns a 61 percent stake in GM.

GM has already paid back the $6.7 billion in loans it received from the U.S. and Canadian governments, however, that amount is only a small portion of the almost $50 billion bailout GM received.

More: General Motors Files for IPO; Says Buh-Bye to Socialism on AutoGuide.com

Smoke and mirrors. That 6.7 million was money they had in escrow to use if they needed it. They were up against a deadline, either use it or lose the opportunity to get it. So, GM chose to use it and then give it right back to the government and MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT as "paying back" some of their debt. Biggest Friggin' liar crooks ?, between the government, GMC management or the unions its hard to make that call.