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This is a fascinating thread on the implications of index funds for global policy making -- (link)

Posted by Reagen Dec 2 '20, 04:24

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https://mobile.twitter.com/neoliberal_dad/status/1333839714248515585 (mobile.twitter.com)

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An interesting idea. But I hate the style of writing that is "Big Thing Broken Down To 40 Different Tweets" -- nm - crash davis Dec 2, 06:10
There’s probably no possible way it would work from a corporate governance standpoint, but I’ve been entertaining the idea that -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 2, 05:32 2
- You could create a whole bunch of non voting shares like some companies do but then you're making them less attractive on the market -- (edited) - Reagen Dec 2, 06:07 1
  - Another fun thing that probably nobody pays attention to, funds are required annually to disclose their proxy voting activity on Form N-PX -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 2, 06:13
He mentions Matt Levine several times and he covers this all the time (when not on paternity leave). - spamlet Dec 2, 05:03
Fascinating? I'm not sure that word means what you think it means -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 04:30 7
- It's about how capitalism ends up enforcing the public good on itself simply as a consequence of everyone owning it - Reagen Dec 2, 04:54 6
  - It was more interesting that I expected from your title -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 05:30 2
    - The Socialism is calling from within the house! -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 06:25 1
      - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 06:48
  - Which actually diminishes the role of real government and instead becomes the vision of non-craven free market Republican thought. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 04:56 2
    - Yup, he talks about that, that BlackRock is effectively acting as a government. -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 04:59 1
      - It's actually kind of like the old Social Credit idea and also has connections to UBI theory. -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 05:00

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