Yes. What is wrong with the government getting dividends when they start up again, just like the rest of the shareholders? Why should the government get More money, just because they invested more than we did. (Unless one of you owns more than 187 billion of fannie mae) The government should get dividends in proportion to the amount they invested, but not all of the dividends. The dividends most certainly be paid per share, not based upon whether or not you are the US government or not.