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Welcome to capitalism! The billionaires always eat first. And don't you forget it.



The billionaires always eat first

And possibly second and even third, depending on liquidation preference terms.


Pithy, but also not true. If a bank goes belly up, your average Joe’s bank account is first in line (via deposit insurance), as are employee entitlements.

Coinbase is most decidedly not a bank, which is why the former doesn’t apply.


Actually bond holders eat first in US bankruptcy law. Then employees, and shareholders last. So in this case, under capitalism, billionaire investors eat last. [0]

[0] https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/corporate-liquid...


If you're suggesting billionaire investors are never bond holders I'm confused where you got that impression.




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