Michael Douglass to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 hours agoWhen I hear of bailout money being used by CEOs to give themselves bonuses, couldn't the government buy the debt and make sure the money is spent the right way?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squareWhen I hear of bailout money being used by CEOs to give themselves bonuses, couldn't the government buy the debt and make sure the money is spent the right way?Michael Douglass to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 hours agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
I have absolutely no clue how this stuff works, so forgive me if the question stands on a false premise.
minus-squareMichael DouglassOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 hours agoSorry. I don’t understand the answer. My question wasn’t Yes or No. Could you elaborate, please?
minus-squarePratai@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·16 hours agoYes. It was: couldn’t the government buy the debt and make sure the money is spent the right way? And my answer is- no.
Sorry. I don’t understand the answer. My question wasn’t Yes or No. Could you elaborate, please?
Yes. It was:
And my answer is- no.
Oh, your right. Sorry.