By Ralph Nader
“The monster of economic waste—over $7 trillion of dictated stock buybacks since 2003 by the self-enriching CEOs of large corporations—started with a little noticed change in 1982 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under President Ronald Reagan. That was when SEC Chairman John Shad, a former Wall Street CEO, redefined unlawful ‘stock manipulation’ to exclude stock buybacks.”…
[Click HERE to read the full article]This article reprinted in Common Dreams publication of September 14, 2017; Eurasia Review publication of September 14, 2017; Huffington Post publication of September 14, 2017