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"the bulk of income used to pay stockholders, thousands of employees, operations, and a small bit set aside for future needs."

You list "paying stock holders" first. Are you totally ignorant of how corporate business works or are you deliberately attempting to mislead?

Profits belong to the stock holders. Simply put. Revenue minus expenses equals the stockholders return on investment. Dividends and other forms of shareholder payout have to be counted as profit.