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		ClumsyPilot on Jan 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stock market charts you never saw (2021) It is worth noting that until 1982, stock buybacks were illegal—deemed as market manipulation

coliveira on Jan 20, 2023 | [–]

It is still market manipulation, but made legal by the US gov, like other crimes such as lobbying.

joshlemer on Jan 20, 2023 | [–]

And since a few years ago they are highly taxed in Canada.

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