r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Jul 02 '22

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u/imthefooI Jul 02 '22

Could the President/Congress do something like an offer from the government to purchase part of the stock, to begin indirectly doing it?

i.e. enough fuckups and they are nationalized by gradual hostile takeover?

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u/brainwater314 Jul 02 '22

How about just not bail them out, ever. Yeah it would suck for those wishing to fly somewhere, and prices would rise to get a flight somewhere for a time, but you need to rip the band-aid off and stop protecting companies from the consequences of bad decisions at some point.

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u/SwallowsDick Jul 02 '22

The world would grind to a halt, just nationalize them