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		majani on March 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Twitter API is now effectively unmaintained With 62% of public companies nowadays being in the same loss-making predicament[1], the bigger question is: how much of the US economy is being propped up by the goodwill of investors? [1] https://www.consultantsmind.com/2018/03/04/choosing-stocks/

EarlKing on March 30, 2023 [–]

I think you mean: How much of the US economy is employing Hollywood Accounting.[1]

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting

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