I've never once met a person who would otherwise go hungry if they didn't get dividends, have you?
What you really mean is those "normal people" would have to sell their third car or maybe rent out their summer home without that dividend, which is just fine by me.
I know a bunch of retirees who live modestly off of dividend income, couldn’t afford a significant cut and couldn’t easily return to work. I don’t think you have broad enough experience to assume no one earns a few thousand a month from dividends and needs most of it to help pay bills.
What you really mean is those "normal people" would have to sell their third car or maybe rent out their summer home without that dividend, which is just fine by me.