![Planet Money show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/026/080/small/npr-planet-money.jpg)
Summary: Congratulations, Americans, you're on the road to car company ownership. General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection today, in a deal that calls for the U.S. government to own 60 percent of the automaker. That works out to something like $192 per taxpayer. NPR's Frank Langfitt says two big questions remain: When will GM make money again, and how much will the United States lose?