GENERAL MOTORS BAILOUT PROBLEM Introduction Founded in 1908‚ General Motors has been one of the largest corporation and the second largest automaker in the world coming after Toyota. For 77 consecutive years from 1931 to 1908‚ GM has been a leading automaker and marketer as ranked by the total number of units sold yearly. General motors have also been a leading employer not only in the United States but also in other parts of the world where it operates. However‚ the company has been seriously
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Can We Expect A Regulated CDS Market? Derivatives Project Xilin Yang (Celine) Introduction The article introduces credit default swaps and explores the problems of the credit derivatives. By analyzing the AIG’s bailout‚ the article describes the regulation gap in the CDS market and states the regulation reform after the crisis. Part I is background‚ generally introduces the Wall Street crisis. How it happened? What consequence it has? Part II is mainly about AIG’s CDS business: how AIG
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for GM and Chrysler‚ and to keep making auto loans available for car buyers. Ford Credit planned to use funds from the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)‚ a government program for auto‚ student and other consumer loans. The auto bailout proposal from the Big 3 auto companies totaled $34 billion in government loans. In return‚ the companies promised to fast-track development of energy-efficient vehicles‚ and consolidate operations. GM and Ford agreed to streamline the number of brands
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Running head: AIG BAILOUT AIG Bailout Clari McGougan‚ Shawna Wilson‚ Keasha Kessler‚ Lashonda Edwards‚ Dale Ballard‚ and Michael Baltzelle University of Phoenix AIG Bailout The main ethics categories and theories involved in the American International Group (AIG) bailout are duty based ethics which has its pros and cons‚ and the theory is deontological which puts the rightness of an action before good. The pros of duty based ethics are equal rights are important to every person
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The Macroeconomics of the Auto Industry Bailout [Type the author name] [Pick the date] The Auto Industry Bailout Detroit‚ Michigan grew up around the automobile industry. At its peak‚ Detroit was the fifth-largest city in the United States‚ becoming the home to over 1.8 million people by 1950 (Davey‚ Monica 2013). The prolific population was due greatly to the success of the auto industry in the city. At that time‚ Detroit was flying high‚ its name coined “The Motor City” (americaslibrary
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Bailout Ethics Americans are outraged. Billions of taxpayer dollars were committed last year to rescuing firms such as Citigroup and the American International Group (AIG). Earlier this year‚ several companies who received Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) assistance were awarding top executives with extravagant bonuses. According to the Wall Street Journal‚ the U.S. government lent $238 billion in TARP taxpayer funds to almost 700 banks; 44 of these banks have repaid a $71 billion (Johnston
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the past leniency on government assistance‚ lack of control on benefits‚ abuse from recipients and waste of tax payer’s dollars’ people should be required to pass a drug test for prolonged benefits from the government. Government assistant is an amazing thing our country offers‚ but with the current fraud that these programs are experiencing the ropes should be tightened up. Benefits should be looked at as a stepping stone and not the means of living for years to come. Government assistance was initially
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Bank Bailout Outline I. Introduction II. Background III. Opposition’s point 1‚ refute‚ 1st support for thesis. a. Credit Card Act of 2009 b. No Change at all‚ Banks still operating the same way IV. Opposition’s point 2‚ refute‚ 2nd support for thesis. a. Creation of TARP b. $12.2 trillion dollars of tax dollars were spent wrong c. TARP allowed many banks to allow credit again d. A majority of banks have paid back TARP money e. After TARP
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the ethics of bank executives receiving large bonuses despite the fact that they received a bailout. I identify the utilitarian and deontological implications of these executives’ actions. This paper also examines if the executives deserved the bonuses‚ did the banks need a bonus‚ and how the banks should have been regulated by the banks. Keywords: bailout‚ utilitarian‚ deontology Ethics of Bank Bailout Bonuses Currently the economy is still in “The Great Recession” largely due to the fallout
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We agree the United States auto industry could not survive without government support for the following reasons: first is the loss of market share to foreign auto makers such as Toyota‚ and Honda. Secondly‚ the US auto industry is unable to withstand an economic recession. Lastly the alternative of the government not supporting the US auto industry will result in an increase in unemployment‚ and can cause other social and economic issues. According to the Wall Street Journal research‚ foreign
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