[JumpCrisscross]

> companies I'm referring to are (generally) not publicly traded

Stock doesn't have to be publicly traded to be traded.

[counters]

You're right, but I would stress that this is an over-simplification of the entangled financial interests that _might_ be at play - and there simply isn't any evidence that has been presented pointing in that direction.

[cyanydeez]

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