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>> mechanisms for enriching shareholders

It's important to point out that "shareholders" could include "managed retirement plans", especially when talking about stocks that pay dividends.

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This is a fair point, and I would be supportive of carving out an exemption to ensure the ownership value in retirement plans for workers is not wiped out and they’re made whole.

Old people own stuff. Why is that important in this context?

Gee, I don't know, I guess I'm concerned that retired people don't get their major source of living income ripped out from under them just because of an ill-conceived notion that "dividends are only for rich people".

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