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Re:Why Markets Boomed in a Year of Human Misery by lotsofpulp on Sunday January 03, 2021 @02:03PM (#25624085)
All I’m asking for is some specifics. Is someone with $999M “worth” of assets not forced to sell than someone with $1B? Is it setup marginally so anyone over $x is forced to sell y%? What are x and y? That is what I’m interested in.

What if the sale price doesn’t match up with the valuation amount? What happens if a majority shareholder is forced to sell and it results in them becoming a minority shareholder? Does that mean one is forced to give up control of their business after a certain size?

Yeah, we all agree extreme income inequality is bad. That’s the easy part.

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Re:Why Markets Boomed in a Year of Human Misery by j-pb on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:59PM (#25626088)
> What if the sale price doesn’t match up with the valuation amount?

Then you don't have to sell as much as you thought.

> What happens if a majority shareholder is forced to sell and it results in them becoming a minority shareholder?

Works as intended. Companies this size should be broken up under monopoly laws anyways.

> Does that mean one is forced to give up control of their business after a certain size?

Now you're getting the spirit! Also, monopoly laws.

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