• The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    Fun fact, these back taxes are higher than the share value of the entire company (~$11bn market cap).

    Edit: I was misled by this site. The cap is much larger, and my fact was not fun.

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        Sure, it might be prudent to always assume any reported white collar crimes are at least one order of magnitude greater than we get to know. That said, I was really impressed with their stock ticker company description blurb where they strive to “honor God” in all their works.

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          Assuming they’re referring to the Christian God, a selfish, emotionally unstable mega toddler, their behavior would be appropriate.

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      Do people upvote these comments without checking anything? Does it sound reasonable for one of the largest companies in the world to be worth only $11 billion?

      The Coca-Cola Company is worth $296 billion. I don’t think they’ve been worth only $11 billion since the '80s.

      https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KO/

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          That’s a US bottling company that buys from the actual Coca-Cola Company.

          The company was formerly known as Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and changed its name to Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. in January 2019.

          https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/COKE/profile/

          These bottling companies are the ones that beat people up in developing countries, not the actual manufacturer. They can be confusing.

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            You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.

            Well, I at least stand by my earlier point, that white collar crime is usually way worse than is ever reported.

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      This sort of stuff is why the corporate veil needs to be abolished. If they’re not criminals, then they can buy insurance.