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Re:Lots of Job Hunting, but No Job, Despite Low Unemployment by VladimirIvanov on Thursday October 31, 2019 @05:56PM (#21414136)
When corporations stop using stock buybacks as a tax free mechanism to return value to shareholders
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Re:Lots of Job Hunting, but No Job, Despite Low Unemployment by rileymat2 on Thursday October 31, 2019 @09:19PM (#21415478)
I believe buybacks have the same long term capital gain consequences as dividends, currently. The party who sells stock at a profit will pay tax, it is not tax free.

Buybacks allow shareholders to time capital gain better.

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