Why tax buybacks? Just tax the individual benefiting from that buyback at the ap...

		todipa on Dec 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: S&P 500 Buybacks Now Outpace All R&D Spending in t... Why tax buybacks? Just tax the individual benefiting from that buyback at the appropriate rate. Taxing buybacks essentially means that you are taxing poor shareholders and rich shareholders the same.