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Re:Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summar... by ta1243 on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @03:33PM (#45660578)
> This would change if the government stopped taxing retained earnings.

No it wouldn't, because

> the money is still at risk (from a shareholder’s point of view) if something bad happens to the company (lawsuit or market problem).

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Re:Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summar... by warkdarrior on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @06:52PM (#45662746)
It would definitely change, because a shareholder could then take a loan against the non-taxed retained earnings they are owed. So then it comes down to whether the tax is higher or lower than the loan interest (adjust for the risk you mentioned).
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