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Re:U.S. Farmers Are Being Bled by the Tractor Monopoly by mywittyname on Monday May 13, 2019 @03:46PM (#19903184)
> really really stupid

Sounds like it's really, really smart from a business perspective.

I think it's similar to the idea of, "if you owe the bank a million, that's your problem, but if you owe the bank a trillion, it's their problem." Would you rather have the gov't bail out JD or risk massive food shortages? I know my choice.

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Re:U.S. Farmers Are Being Bled by the Tractor Monopoly by vageli on Monday May 13, 2019 @05:02PM (#19903926)
> > really really stupid

> Sounds like it's really, really smart from a business perspective.

> I think it's similar to the idea of, "if you owe the bank a million, that's your problem, but if you owe the bank a trillion, it's their problem." Would you rather have the gov't bail out JD or risk massive food shortages? I know my choice.

What kind of society are we building where it is sound business strategy, effectively, to hold a gun to the head of government?

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