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Banning Buybacks [Bill Lazonick]
Companies like Apple and Google make billions for rich investors by buying back their own stock—at the expense of workers, the public, and the planet.Economist Bill Lazonick says it’s time to ban the stock buyback scam.William Lazonick...
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