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WeWork just seems like outright fraud to me with a self-dealing CEO and with a lot of liabilities in the form of long term leases that they will never make a pr

WeWork just seems like outright fraud to me with a self-dealing CEO and with a lot of liabilities in the form of long term leases that they will never make a profit from.

thedudeabides5 7y ago
Well if there's no inflation. Now, if we got some inflation, those leases would start to look pretty cheap. Then the debt turns into equity, viola! See lowering interest rates to 0 is fun.
- joelx 7y ago
  This comment was downvoted for snark, but the point is accurate. Inflation could double rental prices and then all of Wework leases will be worth a lot.
  - superwayne 7y ago
    Aren't leases usually inflation adjusted?
    - piva00 7y ago
      In most places it's usually completely dependent on the contract, if you are a big leaser (such as WeWork) you can leverage a lot of terms just by having money and paying upfront.
      - joelx 7y ago
        I have never seen an inflation adjusted lease in any of the commercial leases I've done.