Supply side pro business economics without calling it supply side pro business economics. That’s smart politics.
and using some of that money for stock buybacks and increased dividend payouts helps many
then to repatriate those funds wouldve required them to pay the U.S. corporate tax rate,
As far as I know, in general, the taxes paid to a foreign country are a credit toward taxes due in the United States. This is also true for your state taxes, i.e. taxes paid in another state are a credit toward you state taxes.
So there are other issue involved here besides the taxes.