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Re:Hyperloop One Becomes ‘Virgin Hyperloop One’ by bufordsharkley on Thursday October 12, 2017 @06:27PM (#15461805)
If in the mid-19th century these were gifted to the railroad companies as 99 year leases, the value to the companies wouldn't have been very different, but we wouldn't be in thrall to them today.
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Re:Hyperloop One Becomes ‘Virgin Hyperloop One’ by BRAlNlAC on Thursday October 12, 2017 @07:13PM (#15462106)
and what if the railroads looked at the 99 year lease offer and said, "no thanks fam"? What if is such a pointless game to play.
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Re:Hyperloop One Becomes ‘Virgin Hyperloop One’ by bufordsharkley on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @09:28PM (#15496261)
99 year leases have been very, very common throughout history. Simply doing a present value calculation yields the result that to an investor, a 99 year lease and a 999 year lease are approximately the same value today.
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