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0 pointsClumsyPilot3y ago0 comments

It is worth noting that until 1982, stock buybacks were illegal—deemed as market manipulation

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It is still market manipulation, but made legal by the US gov, like other crimes such as lobbying.

And since a few years ago they are highly taxed in Canada.

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0 pointsClumsyPilot3y ago0 comments

It is worth noting that until 1982, stock buybacks were illegal—deemed as market manipulation

It is still market manipulation, but made legal by the US gov, like other crimes such as lobbying.

And since a few years ago they are highly taxed in Canada.

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