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A comment on Amazon’s HR Failures. Parent comment

Re:Amazon’s HR Failures by astrange on Friday June 18, 2021 @10:17AM (#27550557)
Amazon's product is so good that its shareholders don't actually want it to make money as long as they get free one-day shipping, which is why they don't ask for dividends.

This is supposedly "investing for future growth", but it's not that believable since US shareholders rarely wait that long and wouldn't let anyone but Bezos try it.

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Re:Amazon’s HR Failures by lotsofpulp on Friday June 18, 2021 @10:28AM (#27550683)
> US shareholders rarely wait that long and wouldn't let anyone but Bezos try it.

Do index funds, pension funds, 401ks, etc count as US shareholders?

https://www.marottaonmoney.com/what-is-the-average-holding-p...

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Re:Amazon’s HR Failures by astrange on Friday June 18, 2021 @10:41AM (#27550866)
You've put several unrelated things in that list so I can't answer. Trading shares isn't the only way to express your opinion though, it depends if you have voting shares and how you use them.
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