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Robert Reich: “It amounts to a redistribution from workers and consumers to shareholders.”

On the recordApril 4, 2022
It amounts to a redistribution from workers and consumers to shareholders.
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Robert Reich

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Reich highlights how stock buybacks benefit shareholders at the expense of workers.

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