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by yummyfajitas 5027 days ago
Bailing out the PBGC would have been far cheaper than bailing out the UAW.

Among other things, the PBGC only guarantees pensions to the tune of $45k/year with no benefits (unlike the UAW pensions).

http://www.pbgc.gov/wr/benefits/guaranteed-benefits.html