return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square204linkfedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down115cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldAii@programming.devStopTech@lemmy.todayartificial_intel@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareHrabiaVulpes@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 days agoYou know they will agree and give everyone stakes exactly when bubble is about to pop
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoPublic stake isn’t for profits (especially not short term capital gains), it’s about concentration & not getting controlled.
minus-squareHrabiaVulpes@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoControlling something worthless is pointless anyway. And giving it away to everyone will score political points.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day 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.
You know they will agree and give everyone stakes exactly when bubble is about to pop
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?
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.