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Sherrod Brown: “The short-term focus is painfully obvious when you consider that last year's tax bill sparked a record level of stock…”

On the recordJune 27, 2018
The short-term focus is painfully obvious when you consider that last year's tax bill sparked a record level of stock buybacks, $480 billion since it passed.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Concern over stock buybacks following tax cuts instead of long-term investment.

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