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A comment on Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or are reg. in tax havens. Parent comment

Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by gruez on Monday April 20, 2020 @12:32PM (#22925488)
>so why should taxpayers face all the risk and none of the reward.

Simple, bail the companies out (thus saving all the jobs), but wipe out (or significantly dilute) existing shareholders.

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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by pinkfoot on Monday April 20, 2020 @12:37PM (#22925545)
The problem then comes (regrettably) when national/regional/local government next tries to get another round of capital-intensive fixed investment form the captains of industry.

They find themselves talking to themselves for the money.

They hate that.

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