Re: shuttle disaster
Gary Turner <kk5st@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> DvB wrote:
>
> >Gary Turner <kk5st@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> >
> >> DvB wrote:
> >>
> >> >Nathan E Norman <nnorman@incanus.net> 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 kk5st@sbcglobal.net
> You have a RIGHT to your opinion---even if it is crap.
Ditto :-)
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