Walmart spent $30.8 billion on stock buybacks over the past 5 years, juicing its CEO's annual compensation to a jaw-dropping $26.9 million in 2023.
That was 976x the pay of the median Walmart worker, who made $27,642.
Stock buybacks are a scam to make the rich even richer.
Robert Reich /
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