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by plastiquebeech 1283 days ago
They were barely keeping their heads above water, but the interest payments on their new loans was like tying cinder blocks to their feet.

It amazes me that the world's richest man was able to buy this company with a bunch of borrowed money, and saddle the company with the debt rather than himself. If he actually cared about Twitter's financial health, you have to figure he would have bought it outright. He has the money.