re: What are some high dividend paying stocks everyone should have

Up until last week, CenturyLink was one of those dividend darlings like KO and XOM, they had raised their dividend rate every year for something like 30 years. Last weeks dividend cut was quite a shock. But CTL is still paying a very good dividend, somewhere in the 7% neighborhood. And, it's a Louisiana based nationwide company.
Another high dividend payer is A.T.&T. (T) Pays around 5%