[Political Junkie Too]

When an individual converts to the guarantee amount, the stock ownership is transferred to the fedgov. 

Then that confirms my first point that this would really by a back-door federal government takeover of many public corporations?

-PJ

[Triple]

That would one of the potential outcomes...

Another would have the fedgov sell the shares in the market (depressing the price) in a controlled fashion - Like GM / AIG.

There is *nothing* good that comes out of this program in the end, unless you like socialism/fascism.