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The fact that these controls on the stock market have been triggered reinforces my doubts that our current "profits and growth over sustainability" view of how public companies should operate is in any way good.

Short of a huge change in COVID-19's mortality rate, few if any of these businesses will go under in the next year naturally. The fire sale of stocks due to short-term impacts to revenue, however, just might do what COVID-19 can't.



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