Modern

Agree

Yes

Modern is a pro-European, liberal party that generally supports free market principles. However, they also advocate for fair taxation and might see a tax on stock buybacks as a way to ensure corporations pay their fair share. The score is not higher because they have not explicitly advocated for this policy. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, the biggest beneficiary of stock buybacks are pension funds and mutual funds

Modern might agree to some extent with the statement that the biggest beneficiaries of stock buybacks are pension funds and mutual funds, as they generally support free market principles. However, they also advocate for fair taxation and might see a need for regulation in this area. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

No, there is no evidence that firms that engage in buybacks reduce their investments

Modern's stance on this issue is not clear. They might agree with the statement that there is no evidence that firms that engage in buybacks reduce their investments, but they might also see the potential for abuse in stock buybacks and therefore support some form of regulation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, but I would prefer if they were banned

While Modern might see the potential for abuse in stock buybacks and therefore support some form of regulation, they have not advocated for banning them outright. They generally support free market principles, which would include allowing corporations to decide how to use their profits. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

While Modern supports free market principles, they also believe in fair taxation. They might not be completely against the idea of taxing stock buybacks, but they have not explicitly advocated for this policy, hence the negative score. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.