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I have no idea why journalists have such a hate boner for stock buybacks. Dividends can get favorable tax treatment too. Just allows owners to time the tax hit
by bradleyjg 3y ago
I have no idea why journalists have such a hate boner for stock buybacks. Dividends can get favorable tax treatment too.
Just allows owners to time the tax hit.
- matwood 3y agoIt's like I mentioned when this came up yesterday, it's just a favorite boogieman.
- Workaccount2 3y agoIt gets clicks from people who aren't old enough yet to have any assets.
- supertrope 3y agoMost people don't own individual stocks. So their audience just pictures top hat wearing capitalists when they hear stock buybacks. It's the same reason why tenants garner sympathy while landlords are quickly called slumlords.