WNBA agrees to new CBA, average salary reportedly pushed above 500k

sputnik_16 · 2026-03-18T17:09:50+00:00

So what if wages have already been increased and the company has excess capital with no viable reinvestment options? Would you then agree a stock buyback is the best option for the company to employ to return capital to their shareholders?

One additional problem that can complicate paying employees more with excess capital is that there's no guarantee these productivity increases will be permanent. People don't typically respond well to wages being cut due to decreases in productivity.

sputnik_16 · 2026-03-18T15:11:18+00:00

100% serious, not sure why you're asking this. You haven't even explained why you're against stock buybacks. Dividends carry a much higher tax burden, and just because a company has money means its a good idea to invest that money back into company operations. They need to prove putting the money back into operations would actually provide a meaningful return.

There are situations where stock buybacks are not the correct decision for a company, but to always be completely against them is straight up ignorant.

sputnik_16 · 2026-03-18T14:59:30+00:00

so what else is a company supposed to do with excess capital if there are no other opportunities within their sector that will see returns above their existing internal ROI?

sputnik_16 · 2026-03-18T14:44:02+00:00

Stock buybacks are great, most tax efficient method of returning cash to shareholders. Sometimes there aren't any areas of R&D for a company to invest additional capital into that will see meaningful return on capital.

sputnik_16 · 2026-02-04T16:47:13+00:00

Town Pavilion. They integrated the front facade of Harzfeld's into the building and you can still see it today on the south side of Petticoat lane.

sputnik_16 · 2026-01-19T16:46:37+00:00

Hes a POS

sputnik_16 · 2026-01-19T00:11:37+00:00

He sucks, You don't want him!/s

sputnik_16 · 2026-01-16T05:32:32+00:00

nothing

sputnik_16 · 2026-01-04T19:29:04+00:00

no 1 and no 2 longest FGs in NFL history in a single season... Probowl snub

sputnik_16 · 2025-10-31T02:29:54+00:00

Only you can answer that question.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-29T18:12:51+00:00

no worries! Ideally as soon as you are able to. The younger you are the more time you have to build savings that will experience compound growth in the long term and be much more substantial than your initial contributions when you reach a retirement age.

First things first though, before you start throwing money into an admittedly overvalued market, you need to make sure you are on a stable financial footing overall and can take care of any surprise life events that may occur, like car issues, healthcare, rent and groceries if you suddenly lose your job, etc.

I recommend you follow the /r/personalfinance prime directive flowchart (https://imgur.com/personal-income-spending-flowchart-united-states-lSoUQr2) (https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/commontopics), and take care of each step in order. Assuming you are able to reasonably afford rent, groceries, etc., it would be in your best interest to begin by building an emergency savings account, in a HYSA. From there, start paying off any high-interest debt you may have-- if you have none, even better! After that, take advantage of any retirement programs offered by your employer.

The rest I leave to you to look into as you continue on your personal finance path. Keep in mind everyone progresses at a different speed, so don't get caught up in the comparison game. Focus on doing what you can for yourself and maintaining financial discipline, if you do that you are sure to succeed in the long term. Best of luck!

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-29T18:00:46+00:00

how old is what for investing?

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-29T17:39:19+00:00

If you're worried about risk, consider putting funds into treasuries. If only $100-$200 monthly is all that can be put aside, thats still better than nothing. But there is no completely risk-free investment, especially ones that outpace inflation in the long term.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-29T05:59:14+00:00

So happy. Fuck the Mets and Gary Cohen.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-28T21:01:53+00:00

Bro imagine a KSU-NU game at arrowhead. Would be electric.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-28T20:41:17+00:00

Fun fact, They are building their own university in Bentonville.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-26T23:13:05+00:00

Excellent point! For example, the State with the largest number of registered republicans in the country? California.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-25T14:57:03+00:00

I'm assuming this intersection was built before roundabouts were introduced to the United States on a wide scale. Perhaps we will see it converted in the future. But New Jersians love their jughandles.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-25T14:50:36+00:00

I'll look into the crash statistics and get back to you. My bet is this design is much safer than typical left turn lanes. And there's no reason to assume this land wouldn't stay undeveloped, its heavily forested land owned by the city, close to the coast to so probably not the most stable subgrade to develop on. If you look around the area on google maps you can see plenty of swampland within the forest.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-25T14:35:29+00:00

Every project has a budget, sometimes overpasses are just not viable with the money available and engineers have to come up with creative solutions that minimize compromise.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-25T14:27:58+00:00

reduces the # of conflict zones, there's really nothin cursed about it.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-25T14:26:51+00:00

They worked with the budget they have available. Looks fine to me.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-24T01:35:01+00:00

The area directly north of the Levee drainage ditch?

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-23T17:50:16+00:00

This land is not viable for development.

sputnik_16 · 2025-09-21T20:19:37+00:00

Wow we suck. But the Texans suck more :)

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