Folks you’re missing the point. Dividend payment is a normal practice if the company starts earning profits. 2 groups lay claim to each company’s assets as expressed by the equation Assets = Liabilities + Equity. Lenders collect payment via interest. Shareholders collect payment via dividend. Both group’s contributions are repaid but income is via those means - interest and dividend. You don’t say i wouldnt eat anymore coz whether I’d eat or not I’d get hungry again, we’ll we’ll unless one youre anorexic.