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renegade-otter ◴[] No.41888004[source]
But the shareholders have been taken care of, right? Is the sacred shareholder OKAY?

Never mind that a famed company has been dismantled to pump the stock for a few years (and how long it took is a testament to its former excellence).

https://www.amazon.com/Flying-Blind-Tragedy-Fall-Boeing/dp/0...

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jaybrendansmith ◴[] No.41888881[source]
We have a serious problem with corporate governance in this country. To be clear, it should NOT BE POSSIBLE to hollow out and destroy a company in this way and be rewarded for it by wall street. We keep blaming the bad actors, but the truth is, the regulators are at fault: It should be impossible to profit in this way. Changes to corporate governance rules would leave this still possible for private companies, but public companies would be judged differently and to a higher standard. Anyone here a public policy wonk who can explain how to change this?
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1. g-b-r ◴[] No.41889833[source]
> Anyone here a public policy wonk who can explain how to change this?

Stop considering the bad actors legal persons that can buy off the regulators