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Re:Berkshire Hathaway 2020 Annual report [pdf] by yCombLinks on Saturday February 27, 2021 @01:45PM (#26287048)
I don't know if it's "most people", but basically every dividend stock has a DRIP program that will automatically use your dividends to purchase shares of that stock. It's a very common strategy outside of the frenzied trading encouraged by apps like robinhood.
Re:Berkshire Hathaway 2020 Annual report [pdf] by rsj_hn on Saturday February 27, 2021 @05:23PM (#26288725)
40% of corporate equity is owned by foreign funds that don't pay US taxes at all (thank you, capital inflows!)

30% of corporate equity is owned by tax advantaged retirement funds

Only 30% of shares are even subject to this tax trade off discussion.