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Peter DeFazio: “Stock buybacks are a greedy tool that has assisted in massive inequality and growing poverty.”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
Stock buybacks are a greedy tool that has assisted in massive inequality and growing poverty.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio criticizes stock buybacks for contributing to economic inequality.

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