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Considering that it generally pays (far more) to gamble with them than to sit on them and collect meager dividends slowly over time, it's not a surprise really.

• TeMPOraL 7y ago
  Yeah, it's not a surprise that this happens. I'm just wondering why the system is designed to allow and encourage that, instead of blocking it. I can't see anything good coming out of it.
  • JumpCrisscross 7y ago
    Long-term tax treatment for dividends on stock held for more than N years wouldn’t be a bad idea.
    • akvadrako 7y ago
      We already have that, qualified earnings.
  • egypturnash 7y ago
    Because the system is largely designed by the people who want to do that.