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>ask them to give more dividends? One of the biggest reasons for layoffs is investor pressure to increase shareholder value. You basically already have to be
by citizenpaul 3y ago
>ask them to give more dividends?
One of the biggest reasons for layoffs is investor pressure to increase shareholder value.
You basically already have to be rich(maybe not HN rich) for dividends to have any real difference in your life. You have to be fantastically rich for your dividend ownership to have any influence on the company.
- jimkleiber 3y agoAt the current level and concept of dividends, yes. I guess I was just thinking more broadly on the idea of profit sharing, maybe it involves changing the way we look at ownership. Alaska has a permanent fund that receives money I think from oil and pays each if its citizens a part of that money. In my view, that's as if each Alaskan citizen "owns" a part of the oil industry there and received profit sharing. I think something similar might happen in the UAE. So I'm curious what a different concept of dividend/profit sharing might look like where it can help those who aren't the medium or super rich.
- nateglims 3y agoCompanies used to sometimes offer direct profit sharing. Stocks became a preferable vehicle over time. For an alternative model, worker coops would be the most straight forward.