The mechanism CEOs often used to boost their pay over the past few years has been the stock buyback. Instead of reinvesting profits in research, equipment or in rank-and-file employees, companies often use a hefty chunk of that money to repurchase shares of company stock — which increases the value of those shares and those that remain outstanding.
That’d be an interesting setup, remove all subsidies of cut-throat companies, and set a minimum standard to qualify for bailouts/grants/etc. if they really think they can make it, then let them try.
That’d be an interesting setup, remove all subsidies of cut-throat companies, and set a minimum standard to qualify for bailouts/grants/etc. if they really think they can make it, then let them try.