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A comment on Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or are reg. in tax havens. Parent comment

Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by soperj on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:59AM (#22925067)
Berkshire Hathaway has only paid 1 dividend ever (in 1967). Buffett can invest that money better than I can, so why bother taking money out of the company.
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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by mrep on Monday April 20, 2020 @12:46PM (#22925631)
But they have been buying back their stock which is effectively paying out a dividend with automatic reinvestment.
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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by soperj on Monday April 20, 2020 @04:14PM (#22928002)
barely. It's not something they do regularly.
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