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Re:Stock buybacks are dangerous for the economy by travisjungroth on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:34PM (#22608423)
You're comparing buybacks to everything else. The person you were replying to was just answering why buybacks are now more popular than issuing dividends. The overwhelming reason is taxes.
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Re:Stock buybacks are dangerous for the economy by jsight on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:38PM (#22610108)
I think his point is that buybacks should be no more relevant than dividends. This pop-culture meme that "dividends are irrelevant" is not unique to dividends at all.
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