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

Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by lotsofpulp on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:27PM (#22926092)

> By bailing out the small business owners, you have a better chance at maintaining employment or for employment to re-emerge after a crisis.

Why is the goal to maintain employment? Seems like the government wants to keep people on their little hamster wheels.

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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by kortilla on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:44PM (#22926331)

Those “hamster wheels” are the reason we get to eat, have internet, have shelter with heat/AC. It’s gonna get pretty miserable if we just pay everyone to stay home and do nothing.

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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by seneca on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:41PM (#22926279)

> Why is the goal to maintain employment? Seems like the government wants to keep people on their little hamster wheels.

Well, common sense seems to suggest that we would want to have an operational economy again at some point. That generally requires there to be jobs available to people.

What is the alternative to "their little hamster wheels", exactly?

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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by efreak on Monday April 20, 2020 @04:26PM (#22928129)

Possibly giving the money directly to the employees, rather than paying their employers?

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