Comments on: Mark Cuban Makes a Good Point http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:25:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eva http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44892 Eva Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:50:56 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44892 Whats worse: Cuban's opinion, or your taking it into serious consideration? Seriously.........? Whats worse:
Cuban’s opinion, or your taking it into serious consideration?
Seriously………?

]]> By: gs1s http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44854 gs1s Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:23 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44854 Haven't read Cuban's post yet, but a share buyback is a pretty common way for companies to use their cash to provide a return to their shareholders in the most tax-efficient manner permitted under our tax laws. There are hundreds of companies that complete buybacks each year that do not fail. Selection bias. Haven’t read Cuban’s post yet, but a share buyback is a pretty common way for companies to use their cash to provide a return to their shareholders in the most tax-efficient manner permitted under our tax laws. There are hundreds of companies that complete buybacks each year that do not fail. Selection bias.

]]> By: DM http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44834 DM Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:36:07 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44834 mark also makes a good example here of SEO in action. d mark also makes a good example here of SEO in action.

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]]> By: bleacherseats http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44832 bleacherseats Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:34:53 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44832 With so many suits going down the drain, who's going to sit in all those luxury suites? With so many suits going down the drain, who’s going to sit in all those luxury suites?

]]> By: mark cuban http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44826 mark cuban Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:09:15 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44826 dang eric. bought had a heart attack when my rss reader popped in your headline... I take it all back :) m dang eric. bought had a heart attack when my rss reader popped in your headline…

I take it all back :)

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]]> By: Ex-E, Ex-S http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44780 Ex-E, Ex-S Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:55:11 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44780 Has anyone other than me noticed that the regime of the past 8 years spent the first four years encouraging mr and mrs mainstreet america to become responsible for their own retirement accounts instead of depending on pension plans and social security, and now the very same companies that so many Americans trusted their 401K and 403B accounts to are failing left and right.... and the rich get richer. Has anyone other than me noticed that the regime of the past 8 years spent the first four years encouraging mr and mrs mainstreet america to become responsible for their own retirement accounts instead of depending on pension plans and social security, and now the very same companies that so many Americans trusted their 401K and 403B accounts to are failing left and right…. and the rich get richer.

]]> By: Gwyon http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44768 Gwyon Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:39:24 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44768 This can't be happening. Wick, Glenn! Say something positive! This can’t be happening.

Wick, Glenn! Say something positive!

]]> By: El Rey http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44762 El Rey Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:27:54 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44762 ...and when the TBTF companies topple, the government steps in and picks them back up. Just like they did with the airlines after 9/11/2001. Corporate Welfare at its finest! …and when the TBTF companies topple, the government steps in and picks them back up. Just like they did with the airlines after 9/11/2001. Corporate Welfare at its finest!

]]> By: Long Memory http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44760 Long Memory Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:24:01 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44760 Here's another lesson: All these big companies want to buy out the competition not to create a monopoly. What they really want to do is to make themselves TBTF. Too Big To Fail. That's why the CEOs get the big money. They try to make their company TBTF. Whether it's realistic or not. Here’s another lesson: All these big companies want to buy out the competition not to create a monopoly. What they really want to do is to make themselves TBTF. Too Big To Fail. That’s why the CEOs get the big money. They try to make their company TBTF. Whether it’s realistic or not.

]]> By: Jeff Duffey http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/09/16/mark-cuban-makes-a-good-point/comment-page-1/#comment-44755 Jeff Duffey Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:14:16 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=16766#comment-44755 Zing! Zing!

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