AFP, 4 Dec 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Microsoft billionaire founder Bill Gates has questioned why the US government was considering a bailout for the Big Three US automakers when no private investor was willing to foot the bill.
"After all, they have to say 'if no one else is willing to invest, why is that?' Gates told CNN on the eve of congressional hearings on restructuring plans and requests by Chrysler, Ford and General Motors for a combined 34 billion dollars in government bridge loans to avert a collapse of the sector.
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