CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoAlphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investmentarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square85linkfedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1433arrow-down1external-linkAlphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investmentarstechnica.comCombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square85linkfedilinkfile-text
My favorite comment on the article is “The problem with capitalism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money."
minus-squareportach@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up58·27 days agoWe can sell new 100 year bonds to pay the interest on the old ones.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·27 days agoSomeone appoint this person to the Federal Reserve
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·26 days agoWhat about, I mean, think about it, 1000 year bonds?!!
minus-squareylph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·26 days agoPerpetual bonds are an actual thing
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoTo be fair, bond holders usually just rebuy them when they expire.
We can sell new 100 year bonds to pay the interest on the old ones.
Someone appoint this person to the Federal Reserve
What about, I mean, think about it, 1000 year bonds?!!
Perpetual bonds are an actual thing
To be fair, bond holders usually just rebuy them when they expire.