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So this is probably a bad policy almost irrespective where you are on the socialist/capitalist-disdain agenda. It hardly makes any sense at all. "far too much
by jasmer 4y ago
So this is probably a bad policy almost irrespective where you are on the socialist/capitalist-disdain agenda.
It hardly makes any sense at all.
"far too much wealth transfer from companies to investors,"
It's their money, and it's absurd to keep it locked up in some arbitrary place - it's worse than 'neutral' in fact.
Companies will respond by paying dividends, or parking the money in less efficient entities.
There really is no upside to this policy.
- evandijk70 4y agoShare buybacks are used to avoid dividend taxes. It makes sense to tax them equally. Moreover, don't you think that paying dividends (in stock or in cash) are a better, more transparent way than share buybacks to distribute profits back to investors?
- lotsofpulp 4y agoNo, because stock buybacks are not free. Someone has to be willing to sell their stock to the company. It can be thought of as the owners willing to hold paying the owners willing to sell.
- jasmer 4y agoIt's not really our business if investors want to pay dividends or do share buybacks. One is a capital gain, the other has it's own taxation regime, there are already established taxation rules there.