Fred J. McCall wrote:
No Peter. Apparently everyone but you understands that the dollars
originally invested HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAXED. Apparently everyone but
you understands that the dollars with which a company pays dividends
HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAXED AS CORPORATE INCOME.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_taxation
So what? It is an excise tax on the corporate form of governance.
Totally voluntary in return for the colossal economic advantages of a
corporation.
Free country
If you don't want to pay it, don't be a corporation
Vince