Nearly 100 companies whose bonds were purchased by the Fed fired workers and gave money to sharehold

[soothsayer]

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Jennifer Taub
@jentaub
Unbelievable. Nearly 100 companies whose bonds were purchased by the Fed fired workers and gave money to shareholders through dividends.

AFR
@RealBankReform
From @COVIDOversight report:

The @federalreserve purchased corporate bonds issued by firms that:
- Laid off >1 million workers since March;
- 95 companies that laid off workers AND issued dividends;
- 227 companies accused of illegal conduct since 2017
https://coronavirus.house.gov/sites/democrats.coronavirus.house.gov/files/Staff%20Report%20%289-23-2020%29_FINAL.pdf…

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[ihas2stinkyfeet]

1. makes me want to buy their stocks so i have a proxy vote.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Owning common stocks don't grant much in the way of voting rights...

What really matters are preferred stocks, and generally speaking we can't get them.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

3. hmm.

i only own common stocks, and i have voted proxies.
dont own any huge companies tho.