[PugetSoundSoldier]

I gladly took my rebate and used it; it was a tax rebate, and a small amount of the total taxes I paid. GM did not pay $5 billion in taxes, let alone the $100 billion it would take to equal the amount of rebate I received from that $600 check.

[I see my hands]

"I gladly took my rebate and used it"

I didn't get one. I guess I paid for yours. Your sense of entitlement is bold.

The check wasn't a rebate, it was welfare.

[norwaypinesavage]

"GM did not pay $5 billion in taxes."

GM pays substantially more than that annually when you consider all of the payroll, income, and business taxes for itself and its employees.