I think this is the wrong look entirely. I think we could have been in the much worse scenario of having giving them money with no strings, and not in the form of buying stock. Arguably we NEEDED to do it to avoid dire consequences, we expected loss, financial loss this is a way to minimizes our losses with providing the necessary bail outs. I just wished they forced management to be rotated out over the years and fined them heavily.The problem is, those shares are selling for $34; we need $50 per share to recoup our investment even without charging interest. Smoke and mirrors to hide the transfer of money from the taxpayer to the private sector.
What did you expect on the bail out? I think this is a good outcome.