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red_trumpet11/20/20243 repliesview on HN

What's the problem with stock buybacks?


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_DeadFred_11/20/2024

They are nothing but direct stock manipulation that was 'legalized' at the same time where executive compensation was moved from salary to... stock, so that you end up with a quasi-legal (stock manipulation by executives is supposed to be illegal) corrupt incentives system.

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notyourwork11/20/2024

Nothing directly, it just sounds bad at face value.

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