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Dividends are rightfully limited in their amount. Buybacks are a way to bypass this limitation, and used to be legally grey until they were fully legalized some

Dividends are rightfully limited in their amount. Buybacks are a way to bypass this limitation, and used to be legally grey until they were fully legalized sometime in the 1980s. > when the company does not have a better use for the money. I think that's nonsense, you can always pay your talent better, invest in new equipment, diversify your offerings...

WalterBright 1y ago
> Dividends are rightfully limited in their amount. Not any more than buybacks are. > I think that's nonsense, you can always pay your talent better, invest in new equipment, diversify your offerings... None of that automatically means your customer base will grow. Many, many companies fail at attempting just that.