As General Motors finalizes plans to begin selling stock again, questions surround the government takeover of the automaker that could affect the share price, according to David Littmann, senior economist.
"Is this the last time (the government saves an automaker) or is it just a precedent that encourages moral hazard?" Littmann asked when interviewed by the Detroit Free Press.
Littmann has previously addressed the GM bankruptcy issue here and here.
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