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Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created by matte_black on Sunday November 26, 2017 @11:16AM (#15781526)
You realize for them to make any profit off of “shares” they’d have to sell them back to someone willing to buy them...

That’s aside from the fact that whole idea is ridiculous to begin with.

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Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created by jondubois on Sunday November 26, 2017 @12:34PM (#15781963)
The government would own the shares and make money from the dividends. Why is it ridiculous?

The government of many countries have taken possession of many companies and land titles in the past for the benefit of society.

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Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created by matte_black on Sunday November 26, 2017 @02:33PM (#15782539)
Facebook does not pay a dividend.

And what makes you think if the government did something like that Facebook wouldn’t just pack up and leave the country? They are a global company.

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