return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1913arrow-down114
arrow-up1899arrow-down1external-linkBernie Sanders proposes bill to give the public a 50% stake in AI companiesmashable.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoHow? The government doesn’t plan to compensate the companies.
minus-squareBananaIsABerry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThe point being, if the public owns half of the company but the company is failing, now the public has acquired 50% liability of a dying business. Like others said though, I’m sure taxpayers will be on the hook either way.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoDo these companies have liabilities?
How? The government doesn’t plan to compensate the companies.
The point being, if the public owns half of the company but the company is failing, now the public has acquired 50% liability of a dying business.
Like others said though, I’m sure taxpayers will be on the hook either way.
Do these companies have liabilities?