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		soperj on April 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out divide... Berkshire Hathaway has only paid 1 dividend ever (in 1967). Buffett can invest that money better than I can, so why bother taking money out of the company.

mrep on April 20, 2020 [–]

But they have been buying back their stock which is effectively paying out a dividend with automatic reinvestment.

soperj on April 20, 2020 | [–]

barely. It's not something they do regularly.

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