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The 12.5B Question

Pushing debt obligations farther into the future, AT&T Is Raising $12.5 Billion In Another Bond Sale To Refinance Oustanding Deb

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Wow, AT&T got the guns to raise that kind of money. Awesome company you got there.

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Post ID: @2uqz+1567rpUh

The government is rewarding bad debt right now. Issue some new bonds and let them go into junk status in hopes the taxpayer steps in and bails out the junk.

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Post ID: @jzr+1567rpUh

Using debt to make AT&T an even better company. Much better. It's going to work out great.

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Post ID: @cjf+1567rpUh

expending your debt is your loss. Money is not free

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Post ID: @msy+1567rpUh

Just like people are refinancing their homes because as another poster said "money is cheap"

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Post ID: @ybf+1567rpUh

sounds like the federal deficit, their debt will only grow.

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Post ID: @shx+1567rpUh

@vji+1567rpUh Not naive, it could actually help retain employees by reducing debt payments due to lower cost of borrowing. It’s economics 101.

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Post ID: @wes+1567rpUh

naive, who will pay for that loan, future layoffs,

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Post ID: @vji+1567rpUh

Yep, money is cheap! Good business decision to refinance debt.

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Post ID: @qkh+1567rpUh

Makes sense, lower interest rates

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Post ID: @siz+1567rpUh

Kicking the can down the road, it's what we do.

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