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Old 04-23-2020, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ficoguy View Post
Well it’s the cost of capital. Without capital corporations can’t operate. Shareholders are getting a very modest dividend compared to what the interest would be if they replaced equity with debt. Shareholders are owners of the company. Employees are stakeholders. So don’t get all pompous on a dividend that represents a return on risk that investors have taken

nice response to the OP....