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> If you lose a bunch of money investing in a scam startup, you might lose your money and be sad. If you buy a gun, you can use that to kill me and my family.

The negative externalies of investment losses are costs to the public safety net, political distraction and the risk of a public bail out if the losses hit critical voting blocks.




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