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0 pointsmemefrog2y ago0 comments

The "bailouts" where the government bought shares in the banks and was repaid at a significant markup a few years later?

Is that like "windfall taxes" where the banks buy shares in the government and get repaid later?

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> Is that like "windfall taxes" where the banks buy shares in the government and get repaid later?

If it helps society to be more productive in the long-term, yeah (in an indirect way)?

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0 pointsmemefrog2y ago0 comments

The "bailouts" where the government bought shares in the banks and was repaid at a significant markup a few years later?

Is that like "windfall taxes" where the banks buy shares in the government and get repaid later?

> Is that like "windfall taxes" where the banks buy shares in the government and get repaid later?

If it helps society to be more productive in the long-term, yeah (in an indirect way)?

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