Bailout

A bailout is a colloquial term for giving financial support to a company or country which faces serious financial difficulty or bankruptcy. It may also be used to allow a failing entity to fail gracefully without spreading contagion. A bailout can, but does not necessarily, avoid an insolvency process.

The term is maritime in origin being the act of removing water from a sinking vessel using a smaller bucket. A bailout differs from the term bail-in (coined in the 2010s) under which the bondholders and/or depositors of global systemically important financial institutions (G-SIFIs) are forced to participate in the process, but taxpayers supposedly are not. Some governments have the power to participate in the insolvency process: for instance, the U.S. government intervened in the General Motors bailout of 2009-2013.

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A bailout could be done for mere profit, as when a predatory investor resurrects a floundering company by buying its shares at fire-sale prices; for social improvement, as when, hypothetically speaking, a wealthy philanthropist reinvents an unprofitable fast food company into a non-profit food distribution network; or the bailout of a company might be seen as a necessity in order to prevent greater, socioeconomic failures: For example, the U.S. government assumes transportation to be the backbone of America's general economic fluency, which maintains the nation's geopolitical power. As such, it is the policy of the U.S. government to protect the biggest American companies responsible for transportation (airliners, petrol companies, etc.) from failure through subsidies and low-interest loans. These companies, among others, are deemed "too big to fail" because their goods and services are considered by the government to be constant universal necessities in maintaining the nation's welfare and often, indirectly, its security.

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China.dot.org 27 Mar 2025

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The Courier Times 26 Mar 2025

(The Center Square) - Los Angeles is seeking a $1.9 billion state bailout after receiving $2.5 billion in state aid thus far ....

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The Times of India 26 Mar 2025

... to release $1 billion under an existing $7 billion bailout.

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IMF approves $1.3 billion loan for Pakistan, frees first tranche of bailout package

The Hindu 26 Mar 2025

The IMF in its statement appreciated Pakistan for its efforts to bring stability ....

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Ohio lawmakers strike down extension of massive coal bailout, funded via electric bills

Cleveland 26 Mar 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a vote that split House Republicans, a bipartisan majority on a legislative committee rejected a last-ditch effort to delay the death of a coal subsidy that cost Ohio electric customers $174 million last year alone ....

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Arizona Diamondbacks' bailout just got worse (for taxpayers, that is) | Opinion

Azcentral 26 Mar 2025

Torey Lovullo feels confident about Diamondbacks after spring training. Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo detailed his team's spring training now that it is over and the regular season starts Thursday ... Well, beware the curve ball, sports fans.

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The impact of Eskom's bailout reduction on South African households

Independent online (SA) 26 Mar 2025

Rein Snoeck Henkemans ... Now, with the latest announcement in the 2025 National Budget Speech that government will be reducing Eskom’s bailout package, that burden is set to increase even further ... Rising tariffs and charges ... New registration fees in 2026.

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After reckless spending spree, Mayor Karen Bass asks for a state bailout

LA Daily News 26 Mar 2025

Ever on the job, Mayor Karen Bass flew to Sacramento to ask for a state bailout ... Don’t expect the taxpayers in those states to support a federal bailout for California ... The options are bailout (not ...

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Is California at risk of a new insurance bailout amid increased wildfire danger?

The Mercury News 25 Mar 2025

RELATED; Bay Area homeowners likely to pay for California FAIR Plan insurance bailout ... Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, which has called the charge a bailout for big insurers, has said it will ...

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Rumble 24 Mar 2025

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“Bailout Nation” tells the story of how greed and easy money undermined America’s financial system

Natural News 24 Mar 2025

The book "Bailout Nation" examines how the U.S. transitioned from a culture of rugged individualism to one where taxpayer-funded corporate... .

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Trump’s tariff policies set up farmers for bailouts and bankruptcy

The Hill 24 Mar 2025

For someone who tells us frequently how much he loves farmers, Trump sure has a strange way of showing it ... Consider investments ... What we know from Trump 1.0 is that when markets are harmed, the government may step in — with bailouts ... dairy exports ... ....

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Newsom’s Medi-Cal requests $6.4B bailout, spending $9.5B on noncitizens

The Daily Post-Athenian 20 Mar 2025

(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has requested a $2.8 billion bailout for taxpayer-funded Medi-Cal, on top of an additional $3.4 billion for the program requested last week ....

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California high speed rail needs $7B bailout, could lose federal funds

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