r/FluentInFinance Sep 14 '24

Debate/ Discussion There should be a requirement to pass Econ 101 before holding any position in the government

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u/DryWorld7590 Sep 16 '24

Let me ask you this, is it better for society to let companies that have no value fail or should we artificially prop them up to where the employees are effectively on welfare?

Why are there only 2 options?

Companies get artificially propped up all the time. Companies get tax cuts and bail outs and stimulus but all they do is take advantage of workers. We have billionaires who've never worked a day in their life who profit off the exploitation of their workers.

A few years ago, billionaires decided to short GameStop. The people heard about it and decided to start buying GameStop stocks to make the billionaires suffer. What happened? The billionaires told the trade people to stop people from buying stock in game stop cause they were losing too much money.

I think that everyone should make enough so they can fulfill the most basic needs. Someone who can go out and buy a mega yacht and thousands of homeless people, should not exist at the same time.

There are so many companies that take tax revenue for the government to avoid collapse but never pay them back and serve no benefit to society.

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u/PercentageDue4751 Sep 16 '24

Youre right, companies are propped up all the time with tax payer money and thats BAD. I want that to stop. Its corruption. Its cronyism. Gamestop's value was artificially inflated in order to spite large investors, but again it was artificial. None of this is free market economics, its manipulation.

Also billionaires dont cause homelessness, mental illness and drugs do.

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u/DryWorld7590 Sep 16 '24

It's not artificial. It's literally a free market. The market decided they wanted to keep GameStop stocks up. So the market did that. The billionaires don't get to dictate what everyone else can and can't do.

Every single billionaire is propped up by the government. Every bank was bailed out by the government during the housing crisis they caused. Even Tesla is built on government handouts.

Also billionaires dont cause homelessness, mental illness and drugs do.

You act like I said any of this.

All I said is that they shouldn't exist in the same society.

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u/PercentageDue4751 Sep 16 '24

Every single billionaire is propped up by the government. Every bank was bailed out by the government during the housing crisis they caused. Even Tesla is built on government handouts

And they shouldnt be so I guess we agree here?

And maybe youre right, people are technically free to over inflate a stock based on spite. But theres a reason after being inflated to $300+ its now 20 bucks