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ceejayozyesterday at 1:13 PM2 repliesview on HN

Yeah, it's a big high-stakes game of musical chairs.


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Projectibogayesterday at 4:50 PM

More like a game of Hot Potato.

MichaelZuoyesterday at 5:15 PM

Ironically, this is one of the strongest proofs that American society is very un-capitalistic.

Shareholders, who would have received the dividends from rent payments otherwise, simply go pound sand when this happens.

Even though there should be plenty of shareholders willing to accept lower asset values in exchange for continued, reduced, dividend payouts.