A state-owned enterprise is a business enterprise where the government or state has significant control through full, majority, or significant minority ownership. During the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak Larry Kudlow, the White House’s top economic advisor, said the Trump administration would consider asking for an equity stake in corporations that needed taxpayer aid. “One of the ideas is, if we provide assistance, we might take an equity position,” Kudlow said Wednesday at the White House, adding that the 2008 bailout of [the automaker General Motors] had been a good deal…
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30% No |
64% Yes |
23% No |
6% Yes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies |
6% No, the government should never own shares of private companies |
1% No, this impedes technological progress due to competition being stifled |
See how support for each position on “State Ownership” has changed over time for 4.6k New Zealand voters.
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See how importance of “State Ownership” has changed over time for 4.6k New Zealand voters.
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The government shouldn't be bailing out any company or own any shares in any private company as they then have too much control over them
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No - but the company should be required to return a portion of the financial aid they received based on future profits
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They should be loans above market rates
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I don't have enough knowledge to make this decision
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Yes, provided bail outs are paid back and government shareholding ceases
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