It would be better than getting nothing in return, but I'm very worried again about the auto bailout example. Taxpayers lost a lot of money on that deal. I recognize that there is an immediate benefit in terms of keeping those companies afloat, but there was a cost. We need to be honest about the fact that there was a cost. It was not an ideal scenario.
If you're asking me whether there are ways to structure things that are less bad for taxpayers, I say yes. Any way in which taxpayers are repaid or protected, in terms of the money they're forced to subsidize an entity with, is preferable to none at all.