What could be more irresponsible than merely staying facts without also having the diligence to additionally write some apologetics for the facts themselves.
What the reporter should have done, clearly, is get the opinion of one of those benevolent airline executives to explain why cash flow was spent on buybacks instead of literally anything else. They can tell us what we all know - that it is standard procedure and could never comprehend the complexity of corporate finance! That it was for our good, after all, in a way, and that, well, that's how Things Are.
Personally, and this is just me, we should ban the plebeians , oh I mean the uniformed, from making dangerous observations of fact!
What the reporter should have done, clearly, is get the opinion of one of those benevolent airline executives to explain why cash flow was spent on buybacks instead of literally anything else. They can tell us what we all know - that it is standard procedure and could never comprehend the complexity of corporate finance! That it was for our good, after all, in a way, and that, well, that's how Things Are.
Personally, and this is just me, we should ban the plebeians , oh I mean the uniformed, from making dangerous observations of fact!