Do Democrats Get One Too, Donald | Paula Poundstone #shorts

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Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm : NPR

The start of the prolonged outage coincided with an announcement by the local power company's parent, NiSource Inc., that it would be paying out around $140 million in dividends to its shareholders...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/23/nx-s1-5942292/thousands-in-northwest-indiana-still-without-power-nearly-two-weeks-after-storm

Big Pharma's 'appalling' $26 billion in shareholder payouts could fund vaccines for all of Africa: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

... These vaccines were funded by public money and are desperately needed worldwide if we are to end this pandemic," Heidi Chow, senior campaigns and policy manager at Global Justice Now, said in a statement. "It's morally bankrupt for rich country leaders to allow a small group of corporations to keep the vaccine technology and know-how under lock and key while selling their limited doses to the highest bidder."

https://www.rawstory.com/big-pharmas-appalling-26-billion-in-shareholder-payouts-could-fund-vaccines-for-all-of-africa-report/

Big companies are paying shareholders dividends and laying off thousands of workers - The Washington Post

Five companies paid a combined $700 million to shareholders while cutting jobs, closing plants.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/05/dividends-layoffs-coronavirus/

US airlines pushing for massive bailout gave $45bn to shareholders in five years

The United States’ five largest airlines – which are pushing for a $50bn-plus bailout to help them survive the Covid-19 crisis – have handed out more than $45bn to shareholders and executives over the last five years, research by the Guardian has found.....
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/18/america-airlines-bailout-shareholders-coronavirus

Does Alcoholics Anonymous work? (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast #281)

Interview with Lance Dodes. He is one of the authors of "The Sober Truth". Have you wondered if AA works? This book will provide the information you need.

Investing Skeptically: Dividends

Interview:
https://www.spreaker.com/user/8084919/281-SRWPvc

Trump promised to deliver better pay to workers. This chart says differently. -- Vox

Analysts say that corporations will use just 13 percent of their tax savings on worker pay. For manufacturing, that number's even worse....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/10/16998770/trump-jobs-manufacturing-wages-buybacks-dividends

Comcast reveals how it’s really spending its tax windfall – ThinkProgress

You've heard a lot about bonuses. Here is where the money is actually being spent.....
https://thinkprogress.org/comcast-tax-windfall-ad6cbf125028/

It sure looks like tax cut money is going to be spent on buybacks instead of hiring people or giving them raises -- CNBC

Critics of the Republican-sponsored plan say companies will use the windfall to reward investors with share buybacks and dividends. ....
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/07/worst-fears-of-corporate-tax-cut-opponents-showing-signs-of-coming-true.html

Trump's Tax Promises Undercut by CEO Plans to Help Investors -- Bloomberg

Major companies including Cisco Systems Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. say they'll turn over most gains from proposed corporate tax cuts to their shareholders, undercutting President Donald Trump's promise that his plan will create jobs and boost wages for the middle class. ....
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/trump-s-tax-promises-undercut-by-ceo-plans-to-reward-investors