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> This is not an existential issue vis-a-vis Apple, Google, or even about capitalism. > It's really a CFO's problem, financial engineering. I'm not sure how y
by shusson 8y ago
> This is not an existential issue vis-a-vis Apple, Google, or even about capitalism.
> It's really a CFO's problem, financial engineering.
I'm not sure how you distinguish this from capitalism.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoTo pay or not pay dividends is economically a net neutral exercise. This is a matter of investor relations, and an issue mostly for the CFO of the company and has little material relationship to the nature of the company. It's not really a fundamental issue of control, it's just one of the many issues that pops up in the day to day of organizations that are cash flush relative to their income.