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I won’t pretend to know a ton about finance, but I don’t like that so many large companies can get away with going bankrupt and then just “restructuring” instead of going out of business. Maybe it’s actually a good thing, I’m not sure, it definitely seems kinda scummy to me though.
Just remember: consequences to your actions are for the poor.
Chapter 11 is basically a debt consolidation plan overseen by the courts. It doesn't wipe out debt, in fact it requires creditors to agree to the plan. It is not just for large companies, small companies use it too.
There is even a version for individuals called Chapter 13. But it's more useful to companies than individuals, since debt consolidation usually involves selling part ownership of the company and that's obviously not an option for individuals.
Not yet anyway.
Individuals can do this, too. You don't even have to be rich. It's called Chapter 11, and it isn't just for companies. That said, it's just a pause while you restructure your finances and requires an approved get-well plan. Individuals would have a hard time coming up with a get-well plan that doesn't include "get a better job" or "don't pay off this huge debt."
If you ran a corporation, you too could benefit from this, but obviously the minority of people are in that situation, and corporations have lobbied for us to spend immense funds supporting that "kind" of socialism. They should just go bankrupt, and instead fund the people who will have lost their job, and directly invest there to get them back onto the market.
3500 million dollars to go "figure it out". It's meant for the company to make good by its clients, but we know that's not what's going to happen
I'm not sure what you mean by "that kind of socialism", but rest assured that the $3.5b didn't come from the government. Rite Aid got the money all by itself, mostly by selling off parts of its own business.
The courts are simply there to make sure Rite Aid doesn't do anything sneaky with the money before paying off its creditors.
I was talking a out bailouts specifically yeah, so not in this case.
Chapter 11 is to protect against creditors and force them to cooperate, prevent lawsuits and seizing assets. IN EXCHANGE the court promises to make sure the creditors get their share in the end.
Guess how it always ends...
The airlines (and many other industries) have used it against organized labor.
It's just code for it's hard for them to pay their debts so they want to Welch on some of the ones they don't want to pay. (Like pesky lawsuits for fueling the opioid epidemic).