[wombatpm]

Stock buy backs should not be possible within 1 years of a layoff, and should be a taxable expense if a layoff occurs within one year after a buyback.

I also think dividends should not be taxed by corporations, and only taxed as ordinary income by stock holders.

I’ve been told I’m a crazy socialist.

[musicale]

Wait, so you're saying that layoffs are or are not a means of freeing up cash for stock buybacks?

How else are they supposed to raise the stock price without actually improving the business in any way?

[wombatpm]

If they just want to do financial engineering and not actually produce something maybe they are in the wrong business?