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If someone from the Mafia comes to you and asks for a 10% share of your restaurant you better say yes.
by tobias3 1y ago
If someone from the Mafia comes to you and asks for a 10% share of your restaurant you better say yes.
- rcap5 1y agoSocializing a corporate venture with peace time debt seems counter to the ideals of free market capitalism. Even the takeover of "government motors" (GM) during the Great Recession left many concerned about government overreach. Boeing killed people with a bad product, and they only faced a fine without direct equity takeover.
- CoastalCoder 1y agoYes, but in this case the restaurant was already empty of customers on most evenings.
- Spooky23 1y agoAs long as there’s still cash, there’s plenty of stuff to loot.
- echoangle 1y agoSo then it’s fine?
- CoastalCoder 1y agoMy point was that Intel is already in need of rescue investment all on its own. I'm just pointing out a limitation of the Mafia analogy.
- miltonlost 1y agoBreaking into an empty locked building is still breaking and entering.
- ecocentrik 1y agoWhen you're really familiar with extortion, everything looks like an opportunity for extortion.