SOLUTION: who are the 'true' owners of a corporation? preferred stockholders or common stockholders?

Question 286383: who are the 'true' owners of a corporation? preferred stockholders or common stockholders?
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who are the 'true' owners of a corporation? preferred stockholders or common stockholders?
think it is preferred but how is this a math or algebra problem?
correction common stock have one vote per share so common are the owners, preferred get first grab at dividends, BUT still how is this an algebra problem?

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