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You realize that a loan means you get interest on that money right?
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Yes, the US taxpayers did earn interest on the ~$450M loan. I think we earned 2.6%.
Read this article, then assess if you think, we as taxpayers, earned an appropriate return for the risk of funding a start up.
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/05/tesla_is_worse_than_solyndra_how_the_u_s_governmen t_bungled_its_investment.htm
I'd guess most business savvy taxpayers don't think this was such a good loan. Elon Musk sure thought it was a good loan.