Post by twetch#1390

1AE48v…F1NS Key · twetch

bailouts are a scam on the american people

companies must be allowed to fail

1CBejX…Ybzz Key · twetch

Bailouts keep the economy running and secures jobs.

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632 031
Time
2020-04-24T17:06:29Z
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1CBejXArQnuGoWDZkZkbV9wMastGWFYbzz
App
twetch
Type
post
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twetch#1390

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Replies (12)

1NnjDh…PK5T Key · twetch
Replying to@1CBejX…Ybzz

Zoom out. That is such short term thinking.

Bailouts keep inefficient and/or incompetent companies from going bankrupt. Delays and exacerbates the problem. It prevents the resources within company from being recycled into economy for higher/better use.

1G7DLq…4kZS Key · twetch
Replying to@1NnjDh…PK5T

I disagree, what creates anomalies is the wrong use of credit. When a credit bubble bursts, companies that were not engaged in bad practices are dragged down. @3 the 1929 > 1933 period is your historical example of what not bailing out leads to.

1NnjDh…PK5T Key · twetch
Replying to@1G7DLq…4kZS

Of course they are dragged down, as that’s the ebb and flow of a market. Majority of strong worthwhile companies will endure.

1AE48v…F1NS Key · twetch
Replying to@1NnjDh…PK5T

companies not prepared for a market crash aren't properly managing risk

big companies going bankrupt opens up the market to new and innovative companies

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