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Stock buy backs used to be illegal in the USA. It was seen as a form of corruption.
When organized labor is weak and non-militant, capital can get away with a lot more, so it does get away with a lot more.
It strips away anti-corruption, regulations, and social democracy as soon as it can get away with it.