What difference does it make if the corporation is paying the bill before the dividend is handed out, or you are paying the bill after the dividend is handed out - other than perception?
None as far as I'm concerned. I think the measure is the net tax paid on the earnings.
Not if by raising the tax to individuals, they credit the tax of corporations by the same amount. It would actually incentivize companies to invest cash in dividends, in order to get the tax credit.
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