Show Of Hands asked: 10/15/2013
You own stock in a profitable company. Would you rather that the company distribute its quarterly profits to its shareholders in the form of a dividend, or invest those profits to further grow the business?
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<50k50-100k>100k 41%41%36%
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38% 62%
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33% 67%
California
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41% 59%
Colorado
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40% 60%
Connecticut
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42% 58%
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55% 45%
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Florida
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41% 59%
Georgia
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45% 55%
Guam
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Hawaii
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42% 58%
Iowa
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45% 55%
Idaho
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52% 48%
Illinois
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45% 55%
Indiana
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38% 62%
Kansas
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32% 68%
Kentucky
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51% 49%
Louisiana
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53% 47%
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37% 63%
Maryland
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35% 65%
Maine
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30% 70%
Michigan
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42% 58%
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37% 63%
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37% 63%
Mississippi
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50% 50%
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51% 49%
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38% 62%
N. Dakota
(18 votes)
22% 78%
Nebraska
(45 votes)
33% 67%
N. Hampshire
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28% 72%
New Jersey
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42% 58%
New Mexico
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40% 60%
Nevada
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31% 69%
New York
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40% 60%
Ohio
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42% 58%
Oklahoma
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36% 64%
Oregon
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47% 53%
Penn.
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39% 61%
Puerto Rico
(2 votes)
100%
R. Island
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44% 56%
S. Carolina
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49% 51%
South Dakota
(17 votes)
41% 59%
Tennessee
(107 votes)
43% 57%
Texas
(459 votes)
42% 58%
Utah
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42% 58%
Virginia
(196 votes)
32% 68%
Virgin Is.
(0 votes)
100%
Vermont
(13 votes)
38% 62%
Washington
(209 votes)
36% 64%
Wisconsin
(103 votes)
42% 58%
W. Virginia
(30 votes)
56% 44%
Wyoming
(15 votes)
40% 60%
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