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Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by wnevets on Saturday March 11, 2023 @06:55PM (#35114144)
Government interference in the economy is bad*

*Unless it's to bail me out.

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by garry on Saturday March 11, 2023 @06:58PM (#35114194)
FWIW I've never had that perspective, so I'm not sure why you are saying that.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by bcrosby95 on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:16PM (#35114522)
I don't know what your views on all this is.

The problem is many of your peers in your space actively advocate, lobby, and spend lots of $$$ to reduce regulations whose aim is to try to prevent this sort of stuff. SVB themselves were pushing to be exempt from stress tests in Dodd-Frank, which they were successful at achieving back in 2018. If regulation is really a concern, why continue banking at a company that was actively lobbying to be exempt from regulations that already existed?

Anyways, I'm not gonna pass judgement either way. People make mistakes. However, it's a constant battle, and when ground is gained its easily lost. It's a tireless fight against monied interests trying to make more money in any way possible. People are going to understandably be frustrated at petitions like this.

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by ENGNR on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:26PM (#35114678)
Perhaps not you personally, but certainly the organisation you're representing has had that perspective
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by wnevets on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:10PM (#35114426)
Paul has absolutely been a small government advocate.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by fsckboy on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:06PM (#35114340)
he's making a joke that I think is pretty clear, and jokes are only funny when they're stripped to their essentials.

if anybody holds the perspective that the govt should use public funds to save a set of companies because ma jobs, ma innovations, etc. in the venture capital sector it would seem that person does hold that perspective, at least enough to joke about it.

Unless you're making a more unlikely point that the government should be intervening all the time?

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by newaccount2023 on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:15PM (#35114499)
Then you should also have no problem pledging 33% of all gains on top of regular taxation to the Federal Government as payment for the bailout

Those single moms living paycheck to paycheck, who you want to fund your bailout, would become part owners of YC

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by umanwizard on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:01PM (#35114233)
Most commenters have a very low-dimensional understanding of politics, and assume if you’re a businessman or capitalist, all failings of Republicans can be attributed to you personally.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by nightmarish on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:22PM (#35114607)
Name 3 businesses or people you personally invested in mr. capitalist business investor.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by umanwizard on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:23PM (#35114627)
None? Where did I claim in my post that I was a capitalist or investor?
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by nightmarish on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:29PM (#35114715)
You have a very low-dimensional understanding of business.