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Giant concentrations of not reinvested money are destabilising. Especially if companies are also allowed to run political campaigns. Arguably retained profits taxation should be higher than shareholder payout taxation to encourage either reinvestment or return to shareholders.

(Note that large categories of shareholders are in pensions or other tax-sheltered vehicles that don't pay capital gains!)



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