• MiltownClowns@lemmy.world
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      Thats the best part! He can take out loans against that as collateral. Then when he inevitabley defaults and the banks finally acknowledge the collateral is worthless, we bail out the banks! Capitalism!

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      Not if there’s a state actor or two to keep buying. I wonder who that would be…

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        He can’t just sell 2bn at once. They’re saying as he sold the price would naturally crater even without news getting involved.

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      Since the stock price is based on fee-fees, grift, bribery, and money laundering - there is absolutely no reason to think this is true.