ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThree Mile Island owner seeks $1.6 billion federal loan to restart nuclear plant for Microsoft AI facilitywww.phillyvoice.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1318arrow-down13
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minus-squareRepple (she/her)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·7 months agoYou’re right that it doesn’t mean cash on hand, but it does indicate they could liquidate some of that or borrow against it themselves.
minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·7 months agoYeah Microsoft should take the risk here, not American citizens.
minus-squareBertramDitore@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-27 months agoBingo. They should invest in their own company, they have the money. There’s no reason for taxpayers to play any part in this.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·7 months agoWhy when they can get stupid peasants to pay for it?
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoIf people quit larping propaganda and followed the dollar from it being earned into their pocket to going back into the employer’s pocket… it would a different society.
You’re right that it doesn’t mean cash on hand, but it does indicate they could liquidate some of that or borrow against it themselves.
Yeah Microsoft should take the risk here, not American citizens.
Bingo. They should invest in their own company, they have the money. There’s no reason for taxpayers to play any part in this.
Why when they can get stupid peasants to pay for it?
There’s the actual reason.
If people quit larping propaganda and followed the dollar from it being earned into their pocket to going back into the employer’s pocket… it would a different society.