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On Sat, 3 Aug 2024 14:11:21 +0200, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

>> Shareholders are like Leeches, so to speak...Leeches wanting a free
>> lunch, year after year.
>>
>
>Incorrect. n return for ownership and potential 
>returns on their investments.


Corrected - "They supply the initial capital..."

After some point in time, they become leeches whose shares should have
been bought back by the company.

Google, for instance, could have done it years ago.

Google's IPO day, 2004 - 1.7 Billion
https://x.com/historyinmemes/status/1818199853341589855

Alphabet Shares Outstanding 2010-2024

    Alphabet shares outstanding for the quarter ending March 31, 2024
were 13.396B, a 2.26% decline year-over-year.

    Alphabet 2023 shares outstanding were 13.599B, a 3.18% decline
from 2022.
    Alphabet 2022 shares outstanding were 14.046B, a 2.88% decline
from 2021.
    Alphabet 2021 shares outstanding were 14.462B, a 1.38% decline
from 2020.

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/GOOGL/alphabet/shares-outstanding