return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1645arrow-down111
arrow-up1634arrow-down1external-linkBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoHow? The government doesn’t plan to compensate the companies.
minus-squarefoxwolf@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoAre you new here? The government will absolutely compensate the companies when the bubble bursts.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoYes but not when it seizes half the companies
minus-squareBananaIsABerry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoThe point being, if the public owns half of the company but the company is failing, now the public has acquired 50% liability of a dying business. Like others said though, I’m sure taxpayers will be on the hook either way.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoDo these companies have liabilities?
How? The government doesn’t plan to compensate the companies.
Are you new here? The government will absolutely compensate the companies when the bubble bursts.
Yes but not when it seizes half the companies
The point being, if the public owns half of the company but the company is failing, now the public has acquired 50% liability of a dying business.
Like others said though, I’m sure taxpayers will be on the hook either way.
Do these companies have liabilities?