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> a) easier/cheaper to buy them, and

Sure, that's what make then pull the trigger to buy the company.

> b) more attractive for someone considering themselves a philantropist, given that they are by many considered to provide a vital service to society.

I find this hard to believe but I'm very skeptical when it comes to the narrative of the "philanthropist".




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