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Re:Mark Cuban says bailed out companies should never be allo... by jdc on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @08:36PM (#22623085)
What alternative disincentive would you propose?
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Re:Mark Cuban says bailed out companies should never be allo... by formercoder on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @08:46PM (#22623157)
Setting up this system would be really tough while making it impossible to game. For every one smart person in the public sector writing laws, there are 10 smarter people trying to work their away around them to make more money.
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Re:Mark Cuban says bailed out companies should never be allo... by jdc on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @11:37PM (#22624182)
If only there was some kind of chain of command or responsibility we could use to hold people accountable for the actions of a firm.
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Re:Mark Cuban says bailed out companies should never be allo... by basch on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @10:55PM (#22623940)
Incentivize businesses to store cash.
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