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		jowea on Nov 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Brother have gotten to where they are now by not i... The closest alternative to buybacks is dividends. But to be honest I'm not sure if that's what the critics want the money going.

konschubert on Nov 27, 2023 [–]

Stock buybacks and dividends are the same thing economically, I mean both when I say “stock buybacks”. The difference is only in taxation.

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