> I think there have been times in the past were dividends were thought to be conditioned on the company performing well. Say not having to lay off people. I re

> I think there have been times in the past were dividends were thought to be conditioned on the company performing well. Say not having to lay off people. I recognize there are other ways to think about the situation, but I think it Companies can do well and lay off people at the same time. In such case, they just believe they'll do even better without those people.