return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1674arrow-down112
arrow-up1662arrow-down1external-linkBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squaretrolololol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 hours agoI think it makes sense. The bill will be paid off from taxes, so it makes sense that the bailout comes with company stock transfer to workers. It’s fair for many reasons. One of them is that billionaires and corporations don’t pay taxes. What about, instead of 50%, make the bailed out company be 100% owned by the people - not the government, the people.
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoBy the time the public own it, it will be a liability, not an asset. I’ve seen my government purchase a telco’s entire infrastructure only to immediately write it off. Just set it on fire already.
minus-squareTronBronson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoyep lol and thats how it will work. we’ll get a bunch of data centers with a 5 year lifespan and 30 years of debt strapped to them.
I think it makes sense. The bill will be paid off from taxes, so it makes sense that the bailout comes with company stock transfer to workers.
It’s fair for many reasons. One of them is that billionaires and corporations don’t pay taxes.
What about, instead of 50%, make the bailed out company be 100% owned by the people - not the government, the people.
By the time the public own it, it will be a liability, not an asset. I’ve seen my government purchase a telco’s entire infrastructure only to immediately write it off.
Just set it on fire already.
yep lol and thats how it will work. we’ll get a bunch of data centers with a 5 year lifespan and 30 years of debt strapped to them.