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Curious why this post was flagged? Not sure what rule is violated. Anyway, I do remember the Solyndra scandal, but I’d wager most don’t. I mostly recall the sp
by fingerlocks 7y ago
Curious why this post was flagged? Not sure what rule is violated.
Anyway, I do remember the Solyndra scandal, but I’d wager most don’t. I mostly recall the sparse media attention given at the time.
Agreed, that was one of the sloppiest and mishandled lay-offs I can think of. That should be a case study of exactly how not to fold a company.
- d23 7y ago> Curious why this post was flagged? Not sure what rule is violated. I suppose because it's a political tangent.
- Qub3d 7y agoI see several reasons why this was flagged. From the HN guidelines[0]: > Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents. > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- fingerlocks 7y agoIt's a stretch to call this political. The mentioning of the Obama grant, which is barely relevant to GP's point, is a far cry from flamebait. What are the other reasons for the flagging?
- samstave 7y agoThe point of calling out the grant, is that the US just created a two trillion dollar stimuls package - ostensibly to help small businesses and others from laying people off - yet we have the highest unemployment ever, millions laud off in a week and tons of businesses closing. Whre is that 2 trillion follars going? Funny you should ask - they pushed for no oversight. This is the biggest theft of wealth in history.