how many shares of gm stock does the federal government own? or better yet how much did they own? how much money is borrowed in quantative easing every month to prop up the economy? that is money that you and i are responsible for...and it is handed over to banks and wall street....money you and i owe back to the federal reserve...how is that private business?i own a flooring company..that is private business...there is not one federal dollar borrowed on my behalf to keep my business afloat...i sink or swim based on my reputation and decisions...you and i will disagree on the definition of private and public i guess...