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audunw on July 25, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mark Cuban: If Your Company Is Moving For Tax Reas...

Wait, so companies are legally obliged to maximize income, even if it goes against the will of the shareholders?

downandout on July 25, 2014 [–]

Wait, so you're saying that most shareholders in public companies want to sacrifice earnings in furtherance of Obamacare subsidies or whatever the expenditure du jour is?

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