Gary Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > DvB wrote: > > >Gary Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> DvB wrote: > >> > >> >Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> <snip> > >> >> Yeah, after all it's not their money .. they just worked hard to earn > >> >> it. > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> >You don't "work hard" for stock dividends. You just put your money in > >> >stocks and they come all by themselves... although I guess I did word > >> >that a little strangely. > >> > >> Where the hell do you think the money came from? > > > >Dividends, also called "profit sharing," are monies payed to investors > >by companies as encourangement for current investors to continue to put > >their money in the aforementioned companies and to attract new > >investors. > > A share of the profit is a fair statement. After all, the investor is > taking a vested interest (part ownership) in the enterprise. A > profitable company does make further capitalization more attractive to > people with discretionary capital. Oh, yeah, a profitable business is > more likely to continue paying wages.
I agree with you on that. I also still think dividends should be taxed the same as an individual's other income. > > > > > >> If an investor can't expect a return, why should he put himself at > >> risk? > > > >Since when has the taxation of dividends robbed you of a return on your > >investment? > >Following that argument. If I don't get a return from my work (in the > >form of an untaxed salary), why should I make an effort to earn a > >living? > > Where did anything about taxes? You implied that investors did not > deserve dividends, since they didn't make their money. There was no > reference to taxation. This whole thread is about whether or not dividends should be taxed. It has nothing to do with what companies should or shouldn't do with their profits. > -- > gt [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You have a RIGHT to your opinion---even if it is crap. Ditto :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
