The Ledger

Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.

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why aren't all 3 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Contradicted
Milken: Private equity owns nearly 50% of America's 20,000 largest companies
“Almost 50% of the 20,000 largest companies in America are owned by private equity.”
Michael Milken Feb 26, 2024 ▶ 42:09 Michael Milken – Innovations in Finance, Medicine, and Education (EP.371)
Assertion Contradicted
Milken: Non-investment grade debt returned 100% unleveraged in 1974
“And so at the end of 74, if you bought a portfolio of non-investment grade debt, by the end of 74, you made 100% on your money, unleveraged.”
Michael Milken Feb 26, 2024 ▶ 20:30 Michael Milken – Innovations in Finance, Medicine, and Education (EP.371)
Assertion Contradicted
Milken: Nifty 50 stocks lost 90% inflation-adjusted over a decade
“Adjusted for inflation, you lost 90% of your money in the next decade.”
Michael Milken Feb 26, 2024 ▶ 22:33 Michael Milken – Innovations in Finance, Medicine, and Education (EP.371)
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