SBA bailouts draw little attention despite high expected default rate

SBA bailouts draw little attention despite high expected default rate

A federal bailout of AIG last year attracted angry protesters who for weeks gathered outside the insurance giant's headquarters in New York and stalked company executives at their homes.

But there has been little response to the bailout of Peter Miller, who runs a two-person lobster-fishing crew in Maine.

Miller, who gets 50 cents on the dollar for his catch these days, a few months ago received a $35,000 loan from a new Small Business Administration program that was crafted in February during final negotiations on the federal stimulus package...

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