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Andy Fately's avatar

While you accurately highlight several problems with capitalism, there is a relatively simple solution to the taxation issue: tax top line rather than earnings. So Apple Pay’s 4% or 5% of revenue. Much harder to fudge those numbers and insures they pay regardless of their earnings relocation

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Andy Fately's avatar

Alas I’m not on telegram

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Russell Clark's avatar

Sadly another impostor. I will.never ask you to go to another platform

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Andy Fately's avatar

then it turns out to be a good thing I'm not there :)

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Joachim Schreiber's avatar

Your chart shows SP500 shares outstanding RISING over the last 5 years.

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Russell Clark's avatar

Covid saw a big issuance... but unlike dot com boom - in general buyback are offsetting issuance. The main point high.equity valuations do not induce equity issuance anymore

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