RE:Share buybacks = shareholder equity disappears faster...."A poster claims that SP went from $125 in 2014 to 257 in 2017...how does that help shareholders?"
Well done man, you got me. Surely you're kidding because there's no way somebody who owns stocks would say something like "a higher share price doesn't help shareholders".
I really don't want to insult you, I'm sure you're a perfectly nice guy in real life. But your inane rantings bring to mind a line from Billy Madison
what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Again, congratulations. You got me to waste valuable time responding to you. At this point you must forgive me as I must stop our discourse here. Life is simply too short...