S&P 500 Firms Paid Shareholders 96 Percent of Net Income

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In an analysis, Lazonick found that between 2012 and 2021, the 474 corporations included in the S&P 500 Index funneled $5.7trillionintostockbuybacks,or55percentoftheircombinednetincome.Theyalsopaid$4.2 trillion to shareholders as dividends, another 41 percent of their net income.

✏️ Insane numbers across all the industries, in terms of their collective stock buybacks and dividends..
Money for the wealthy, at the cost of the working class, investments and R&D.
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