Comment Observation (Score 2) 290
US$5 billion.
Who will cover the tab ?
The same people who provided the money in the first place. Investors.
Who are the investors ?
Joe Bloggs walking down the street has an insurance policy and a retirement fund. Anyone want to guess how much of the capital traded on Wall Street and Nasdaq originates with the Joe Bloggs of the world ?
Now, which is better ?
* Destroy the products built with community money because no immediate return is forthcoming, ensuring net loss for company and net loss for the community that invested in the company.
* Make the products built with community money available to the community in the hopes that there will be at least some future return ?
- antoine
Who will cover the tab ?
The same people who provided the money in the first place. Investors.
Who are the investors ?
Joe Bloggs walking down the street has an insurance policy and a retirement fund. Anyone want to guess how much of the capital traded on Wall Street and Nasdaq originates with the Joe Bloggs of the world ?
Now, which is better ?
* Destroy the products built with community money because no immediate return is forthcoming, ensuring net loss for company and net loss for the community that invested in the company.
* Make the products built with community money available to the community in the hopes that there will be at least some future return ?
- antoine
