@ISIDEWITHQuestionseconomyStarted 2yrs agoActive 6mos ago

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

Stock buybacks are the re-acquisition by a company of its own shares. It represents an alternate and more flexible way (relative to dividends) of returning money to shareholders. When used in coordination with increased corporate leverage, buybacks can increase share price. In most countries, a corporation can repurchase its own stock by distributing cash to existing shareholders in exchange for a fraction of the company's outstanding equity; that is, cash is exchanged for a reduction in the number of shares outstanding. The company either retires the repurchas…  

Read more
+
Expand
+ Settings x  Bharatiya Janata Party

Toggle voterbase

Statistics are shown for this demographic

Answer Overview

Response rates from 232 Bharatiya Janata Party voters.

27%
Yes
73%
No
26%
Yes
67%
No
0%
Yes, but I would prefer if they were banned
3%
No, the biggest beneficiary of stock buybacks are pension funds and mutual funds
3%
No, there is no evidence that firms that engage in buybacks reduce their investments

Historical Support

Trend of support over time for each answer from 232 Bharatiya Janata Party voters.

Loading data...

Loading chart... 

Historical Importance

Trend of how important this issue is for 232 Bharatiya Janata Party voters.

Loading data...

Loading chart... 

Other Popular Answers

Unique answers from Bharatiya Janata Party voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @9GVR7DW  from GU  answered…6mos6MO

Yes, but only if they don't benefit the investors or promote growth practices at the company

 @9C26GXBanswered…2yrs2Y

Don't have any opinion

Popular Conversations

Join in on the most popular conversations.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3mos3MO

Israel Sinks Syria's Navy

Israel said Tuesday that it had destroyed Syria’s navy in overnight airstrikes, as it continued to pound targets in Syria despite warnings that its operations there could ignite new conflict and jeopardize the transition of power to an interim government.Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that the Israeli military had “destroyed Syria’s navy overnight, and with great success.” His remarks appeared to confirm Israel’s responsibility for the destruction documented in the Syrian port city of Latakia, where photos showed the smoldering remains of ships sunk at their dock.Mr. Katz said that Israel’s military “has been operating in Syria in recent days to hit and destroy strategic capabilities that pose a threat to Israel,” although he did not indicate what new or immediate risk Syria’s navy presented to Israel, which has the most powerful military in the Middle East.Israeli warplanes have conducted hundreds of strikes in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, according to war monitors. Israel has characterized its operations as defensive, saying its military was striking suspected chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria to prevent them from falling “into the hands of extremists.”“From here, I warn the rebel leaders in Syria: Those who follow Assad’s path will end like Assad,” Mr. Katz said.As the Assad government fell to the rebels over the weekend, Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border, marking their first overt entry into Syrian territory in more than 50 years. An Israeli military spokesman on Tuesday denied reports that the military was advancing on Damascus. The spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said the military was inside a buffer zone between Israel and Syria and at other points “in order to protect the Israeli border.”Earlier Tuesday, Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, called on Israel to halt its “very troubling” military operations there, and said de-escalation was needed. “We are continuing to see Israeli movements and bombardments into Syrian territory. This needs to stop,” Mr. Pedersen told reporters in Geneva.

▲  1513 replies