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Force a 1:3 stock split on all non-gov owned shares for all ownership classes with 1 out of 3 of the split shares going to the government every time a big publi
by Glyptodon 8y ago
Force a 1:3 stock split on all non-gov owned shares for all ownership classes with 1 out of 3 of the split shares going to the government every time a big publicly traded company ignores or breaks rules on a large scale.
Publicly traded companies are supposed to be responsive to shareholder concerns, and shareholders would be terrified of penalties denominated in stock. Pittance dollar bill fines are unlikely to ever work because finding a "just right" size is too difficult.
- IshKebab 8y agoSo, just steal 1/3 of the company? Seems a little extreme! Also I don't think Americans would go for it - they are very against nationalisation of anything (too "communist").
- edgan 8y agoThis would just make the government invested in the status quo just like investors, or all the sharks would get into office to vacuum up the companies for power.
- smileysteve 8y agoInstead of "the government"; have them reward stock to the people whose privacy they've violated?