The shareholders normally just reinvest the dividends. That isn't bad for the economy.
> manufacturing things that are wholly useless
Companies manufacture things that people want to buy. Presumably those people find the things useful. Companies that manufacture things people don't want go out of business.
> manufacturing things that are wholly useless
Companies manufacture things that people want to buy. Presumably those people find the things useful. Companies that manufacture things people don't want go out of business.