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> Since then the sector has accumulated £53bn in debt while distributing £72bn to shareholders, the majority of whom are international investors Theres actuall
by eigenket 3y ago
> Since then the sector has accumulated £53bn in debt while distributing £72bn to shareholders, the majority of whom are international investors
Theres actually a pretty huge amount of "free ride" sitting there waiting to be ridden.
- neximo64 3y agoOne of the assumptions that may be being made in this statement is funds can be borrowed for free, in a debt or equity setting. Whoever is lending/providing those funds does expect something in return. Even a government that borrows, needs to pay something back with interest. And an investment by the way of shares the government makes needs something back roughly matching the interest rate too. I don't really see an argument where a public setting is any more beneficial from what you're saying, if the international investor was the the treasury, it would still want something back by shareholder returns.