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To: Keith Feral who wrote (126218)	2/24/2012 9:11:25 AM
From: SirWalterRalegh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213172

<< Dividends should be paid to compensate for investors as accelerated growth begins to normalize. I don't think that now is the time to be burning cash with earnings growth still accelerating 50% this year. The biggest problem with a dividend in the near term would be investors freaking out every time their dividend yield began to fall as the share price increased.>> The timing of a dividend is important. Obama's proposed budget calls for raising the dividend to 39% from the present 15%. I would support a one time dividend like Microsoft did a few years ago to take advantage of the tax situation.