And that’s how you permanently destabilize a market economy!
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Badeendje@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If the government needs to step in, they need to make sure they get ownership. Take it off the market. Shares should just become worthless.
hydrospanner@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
anon_8675309@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What’s it called when private equity steps in, buys it and then starts selling off chunks of it?
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Western governments don’t want ownership. Politicians see ownership of capital assets as political liabilities. They require real labor and talent management and long term maintenance and planning. Western governments want kickbacks from successful privately run enterprises (or, at least, profitably run businesses) in the forms of employee income taxes, which can be turned into sinecures and patronages for their underlyings.
Nationalization is antithetical to how a modern western politician succeeds in their positions.
Badeendje@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In Europe we have seen banks nationalized, politically appointed people put in charge. The banks managed back on track and now slowly sold back into the market again to make up for the loss. The shareholders got nothing when the banks where nationalized.
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
Sounds nice.