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Re:Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to... by dragonwriter on Saturday August 10, 2019 @10:06PM (#20665757)
People who are living exclusively on 401k income are, by far, a minority of people with 401k’s, yes.
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Re:Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to... by qaq on Sunday August 11, 2019 @12:08PM (#20668743)
why does it have to be exclusively 401k?
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Re:Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to... by dragonwriter on Sunday August 11, 2019 @08:32PM (#20671484)
Because people whose support comes from other sources have the income-boosting effects of anything that bumps investment yields reduced in proportion to their non-investment sources of income.

Yes, a lot of (especially the upper income segment) of the working class has some investments, particularly in retirement accounts; this doesn't mean they generally see the same income benefit as major capitalists from policies that boost investment yield.

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