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Comment by asdf88990

18 hours ago

The same way Stock Market works. Really, Debt benefits a tiny fraction of people involved in the market.

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munksbeer  5 hours ago

Isn't it just the same thing? You loan the company money and in return they give you a note that says you get a portion of the company and dividends?

Different mechanics, but stripping everything away, roughly the same.

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