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IIRC the stimulus bill does not allow for stock buybacks. So, I am not sure how they're bailing out investors.

Wait until the unemployment numbers are out in a couple weeks. When the government shuts businesses down, people lose jobs.

Let's not forget everyone who has a 401k and was hoping to retire this year.

To add to how wrong this headline is, the government is literally sending everyone a check.

I am sure some guy on medium is more capable of sizing this up than our entire senate and house of representatives, though. You should trust him: it's corporate greed.

CSPAN is the place to go if you want to know what's really happening.



The author is Nassim Taleb. A highly respect figure on HN among many other circles. You might have also heard of one of his books "The Black Swan"


well I stand corrected on that, it looks like he does have some experience with what he's writing about

However I don't agree with the comparison of the 2008 bailouts with the current stimulus bill at all. Those definitely were corporate socialism, but I think we have progressed as a country since then.


> Those definitely were corporate socialism, but I think we have progressed as a country since then

Please provide reasons with sources to back up your opinion.


This isn't wikipedia.


Those rules are largely for show as Section 3 gives a provision allowing the treasury secretary to simply waive the rules:

https://mobile.twitter.com/davidsirota/status/12428737470962...


That's interesting, I had no idea. Puts a lot of power in Mnuchin's hands I guess. I think he does have our best interests in mind, though.

Given this emergency though, and the amount of time it takes congress to even pass a bill like this, I would have to say I am not opposed to that clause.

Yeah, the road to hell was paved with good intentions and so on. At the end of the day, you have to trust someone.




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