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amelius on June 1, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: China’s stock market bubble: A goring concern

If companies are worth more than what they make in revenue, stock-holders should be penalized for illegal gambling.

mcdougle on June 1, 2015 [–]

Ok, I'll bite. Why illegal gambling? Wouldn't it be legal gambling, if anything, since it's condoned (and encouraged) by the government?

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