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Walmart's $30B Buyback Sparks Debate | Raleigh News

Walmart's $30B Buyback Sparks Debate | Raleigh News

Published 1 week, 6 days ago
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Walmart just unveiled its largest-ever $30 billion stock buyback plan, sparking a fiery debate with Senator Bernie Sanders, who calls it corporate greed disguised as shareholder love — arguing the money could instead fund worker bonuses and wages. While economists counter that buybacks don’t automatically hurt employees, the core tension remains: who truly benefits when companies funnel billions back to shareholders instead of the people who make it all happen?

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