https://markets.businessinsider.com/amp/news/steve-cohen-ken-griffin-invest-3-billion-gamestop-short-seller-2021-1-1030003305?__twitter_impression=true

Wall street and bailouts. Name a more iconic duo.

  • camaron28 [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    So, they want a casino.

    I mean, that's literally what they want.

    • TossedAccount [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      They glorify calculated risk-taking by the petty bourgeoisie and insist that business owners who got lucky deserve the reward for taking risks and putting their asses on the line (setting aside that the downsides of risk can easily be offloaded onto employees, e.g. wage cuts and layoffs during lean years).

    • OneToughNerd [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, but they think that they can control the rules so that no one breaks it.