return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1799cross-posted to: Aii@programming.dev
arrow-up1799external-linkBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square157fedilinkcross-posted to: Aii@programming.dev
minus-squareHrabiaVulpes@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·9 hours agoYou know they will agree and give everyone stakes exactly when bubble is about to pop
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 hours agoYou didn’t read the article, or you didn’t understand it. The US Govt would not pay a cent for the shares of these companies. It would simply seize them, half-nationalize them. Its a half nationalization, not a half bailout.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoPublic stake isn’t for profits (especially not short term capital gains), it’s about concentration & not getting controlled.
minus-squareHrabiaVulpes@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoControlling something worthless is pointless anyway. And giving it away to everyone will score political points.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoWdym away to everyone?
You know they will agree and give everyone stakes exactly when bubble is about to pop
You didn’t read the article, or you didn’t understand it.
The US Govt would not pay a cent for the shares of these companies.
It would simply seize them, half-nationalize them.
Its a half nationalization, not a half bailout.
Public stake isn’t for profits (especially not short term capital gains), it’s about concentration & not getting controlled.
Controlling something worthless is pointless anyway.
And giving it away to everyone will score political points.
Wdym away to everyone?