• Amju Wolf@pawb.social
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      8 hours ago

      It’s a bailout where the taxpayers actually get something back.

      How is it legal to bail out whole banks or other large companies and not get anything in return?

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      Also how is not socialism? Imagine the wailing from Repugnants if the Democrats did this.

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        Socialism is social ownership of the means of production. This ain’t it. This is Turbo Capitalism.

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        Public ownership of companies for the benefit of the public is a form of socialism, but Trump’s fascist oligarchy serves only the wealthy elites. Oligarchs hijacking democracy for their own benefit isn’t socialism.

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      Beyond the greater issues of corruption, at face value there’s no reason the government buying up a company with important strategic value should be illegal

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        It’s basically the GM bailout but with less steps and specifically avoiding bankruptcy which seems more efficient. Not that the gov’t won’t just turn around and run Intel into the ground.