Subject: Re: Owners Manuel
Your "more interesting question" reads more like one created for a politically leaning survey.

Without a doubt it's a leading question. Unabashedly so. It leads one in the direction of reality, like a Socratic dialogue.

How so?
It's entirely reasonable for someone to advocate a dividend if they like, as there are lots of reasons some people like dividends. But one can't argue for a dividend and argue for it increasing long run total returns.

Jim