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Why is it "unlikely" that the alternative is not US investment by these US companies?

The big US software firms have the cash and they would invest in whatever the market fad is, and thus, bring it into the US economy.



No - traditionally they return it as share buybacks, because they don't have any good investments.


Or, like Apple they just sit on the cash waiting for better opportunities.


Apple had huge share buybacks.

Companies need to have a healthy pile of cash as a percentage of their expenses.

Apple just has enormous revenues and expenses.


It's not just Apple, they all sit on huge piles of cash.




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