Even if that was the case, it could still be an amazing value product for many middle class Western households.

Only a moron pronounces it like JPEG.

Isn’t there someone you forgot to ask?

Ah, thanks, I were too lazy to read the article.

The article does still say:

While it’s still a profitable investment, the value of those holdings dropped by about $12 billion on Friday.

So while fuck Republicans in general, and the government taking such a stake is not very free market, it is not completely obvious that taking the stake was stupid. Losing $12 billion on a $9 billion investment is a clue :P.

So fuck the Republican Party in general. But what does this news item have to do with them?