– “I Refused To Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” – Barack Obama, October 2012 (ZeroHedge, July 18, 2013):
Just nine short months after proclaiming victory on his plan to save Detroit by throwing taxpayer money at the ‘problem’ of over-levered, over-unioned, and under-demanded auto manufacturers, it seems the ball is back in President Obama’s court once again. He “refused to throw in the towel and do nothing. We refused to let Detroit go bankrupt. We bet on American workers and American ingenuity, and three years later, that bet is paying off in a big way.”
Of course, what the rest of the unsuspecting US citizenry is likely unaware of yet is that once again the municipal workers’ pension plans (that face 90% losses) will be bailed-out via the Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) – A US Government (ponzi) Agency. But of course, that’s for the good of the whole nation…
That was before the election. Now, he doesn’t have to do anything but follow the directives of his corporate owners.