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		noisy_boy 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did my old job only exist because of fraud? Why not float a company to buy the tool and then let that company charge money to lease the tool to the using companies for the specific non-overlapping period instead of borrowing? Leasing can't be prohibited too?
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voakbasda 3 days ago [–]

There can be complicated tax implications. And standing up a new company has a fair bit of overhead.

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