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The companies with the most low-wage workers are spending billions on stock buybacks instead of raises – Fast Company

“In the past five years, all but seven of the company’s 100 largest low-wage employers have collectively spent $522 billion on stock buybacks…

“For these 100 companies, that annual median-worker pay ranges from $8,618 for part-time workers at Ross stores to $51,084 for a typical worker at Kleenex maker Kimberly Clark. “


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