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MichMan

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6. How do you eliminate shareholders?

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Wed May 24, 2017, 09:01 PM

May 2017

Seize their shares, make owning them illegal, or force the corporations to close, thus making the shares worthless?

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Until we make health insurance non-profit, and eliminate shareholders, it's all talk. [View all] lindysalsagal May 2017 OP

Yes! EOM elfin May 2017 #1

Ok, on healthcare... JNelson6563 May 2017 #2

Until we have a plan to deal with the mass unemployment Loki Liesmith May 2017 #3

We need to remove health insurers completely out of the picture. Trial_By_Fire May 2017 #4

Non profits are prone to misbehavior too. hunter May 2017 #5

How do you eliminate shareholders? MichMan May 2017 #6

Only one way, government raises taxes and provides services, maintains facilities and equipment, etc Hoyt May 2017 #7

How do any of those eliminate shareholders? n/m MichMan May 2017 #9

Government would own everything related to health care, similar to UK. Not suggesting we do that. Hoyt May 2017 #10

You do realize that non-profit corporations can actually make profits, yes? X_Digger May 2017 #8

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