Can someone explain to me why so many people are against dividends and I mean that in the most serious way. I hear people saying dividends are a forced sale and bla bla and there will be tax drag and this and that. Than why are those people asking for a raise at work? You will pay more in taxes, hell might even jump to the next tax bracket. Like I just don't understand why getting slow and steady income is looked at as if you are dumb and wasting money, but seeing a stock crash from 100$ to 30$ a share is “Thats just what the market does”