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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by adolph on Friday November 11, 2016 @07:58AM (#12930150)
The balance of financial and socio-political arrangements are an interesting topic. At what point is a debt large enough for the lender to exert influence over the borrower and what point it is so great that the lender is totally invested in the borrowers success?
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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by pg314 on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:27AM (#12930852)
The borrower's (Trump's) success is not necessarily aligned with the nation's success. This is exactly why it represents a potential conflict of interests.

E.g. Trump can halve DB's fine in return for future loans. Win-win for both of them, a loss for the US.

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