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Was the General Motors bailout worth it?

The U.S. Treasury sold off the last of its General Motors shares at a loss to taxpayers of $10 billion. President Barack Obama decided to bail out the bankrupt automaker four years ago at the height of the Great Recession, ordering G.M. to overhaul its operations and saving hundreds of thousands of jobs. Anthony Mason reports.
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