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A Stock Buyback Ban Won’t Make Much Difference
Fixing other things that are wrong with corporate America is more important.
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Stock buybacks are a fraught and confusing issue. In recent years, the value of corporate share repurchases has soared:
A number of politicians have decried this practice, and sought restrictions or a ban. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has led the charge against buybacks, while Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has labeled the practice a “pyramid scheme.”