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> H&R block, if any, will allocate more to share buy backs Okay, but then whomever owned the share previously and accepted the profit in exchange for giving th

> H&R block, if any, will allocate more to share buy backs Okay, but then whomever owned the share previously and accepted the profit in exchange for giving the share back now holds the profit instead. What are they going to do with it?

squigz 2y ago
Hoard it
leereeves 2y ago
Some will buy second or third homes, and lobby to prevent new development in more markets.
- randomdata 2y ago
  > Some will buy second or third homes Which, again, merely trades the profit to whomever previously owned the homes. What are they going to do with the profit?
syrgian 2y ago
Buy houses and lots, keep them empty, and speculate on their value. Or just build their 6th mansion that uses a plot of land that could fit 400 apartments, keeping the people underneath them commuting 1 hour from their 80 square meter apartment.
- randomdata 2y ago
  > Buy houses and lots, keep them empty, and speculate on their value. But then the profit is given to whomever previously owned the property. What are they going to do with it? > Or just build their 6th mansion That puts people to work, violating the premise here.
  - yowzadave 2y ago
    You should familiarize yourself with the actual research on this topic, since ill-informed speculation on well-studied topics doesn't contribute to a helpful discussion. The subject you want to study is called "marginal propensity to consume."
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    - randomdata 2y ago
      > You should familiarize yourself with the actual research on this topic That's why we are here, but, frankly, I'll take ill-informed speculation over whatever the hell this is. What on earth is the point of using a discussion forum if you are going to outsource the useful words to other people? If they wanted to contribute to the discussion, they would do so themselves. In fairness, perhaps you accidentally hit submit before you were finished?

squigz 2y ago

Hoard it

leereeves 2y ago

Some will buy second or third homes, and lobby to prevent new development in more markets.

randomdata 2y ago
> Some will buy second or third homes Which, again, merely trades the profit to whomever previously owned the homes. What are they going to do with the profit?

syrgian 2y ago

Buy houses and lots, keep them empty, and speculate on their value. Or just build their 6th mansion that uses a plot of land that could fit 400 apartments, keeping the people underneath them commuting 1 hour from their 80 square meter apartment.

randomdata 2y ago
> Buy houses and lots, keep them empty, and speculate on their value. But then the profit is given to whomever previously owned the property. What are they going to do with it? > Or just build their 6th mansion That puts people to work, violating the premise here.
- yowzadave 2y ago
  You should familiarize yourself with the actual research on this topic, since ill-informed speculation on well-studied topics doesn't contribute to a helpful discussion. The subject you want to study is called "marginal propensity to consume."
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  - randomdata 2y ago
    > You should familiarize yourself with the actual research on this topic That's why we are here, but, frankly, I'll take ill-informed speculation over whatever the hell this is. What on earth is the point of using a discussion forum if you are going to outsource the useful words to other people? If they wanted to contribute to the discussion, they would do so themselves. In fairness, perhaps you accidentally hit submit before you were finished?