Money is only funneled to stockholders if it is used for dividends or stock buy backs, or indirectly, acquisitions. other possibilities are hiring more workers,

Money is only funneled to stockholders if it is used for dividends or stock buy backs, or indirectly, acquisitions. other possibilities are hiring more workers, spending more on capital purchases, doing more r&d, or making exterior investments. Calling this theft when the tech workers (im not counting executives and high level salesmen) in question could apply for positions themselves if there were dissatisfied with their current compensation is hyperbole.