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As a democrat, I don't understand why the democrats in Congress are planning to give $40 billion in grants that don't have to be paid back to the Airlines. [1]
by Leary 7y ago
As a democrat, I don't understand why the democrats in Congress are planning to give $40 billion in grants that don't have to be paid back to the Airlines. [1]
Why not a loan or take an equity stake instead of these "new environmental, labor and other conditions" that will be gamed by the companies.
[1]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/house-democrats-would-give-airlines-contractors-40-billion-bailout-idUSKBN21A35E https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlin...
- alkibiades 7y agobecause the government is the one forcing them to shut down. and now they want to forcibly take an equity stake? talk about totalitarian
- snypher 7y agoCould you propose a better solution to balance both sides of this equation? A very large government gift to a (what seems to be) unsustainable private business could also be seen as totalitarian.