Faction pay?

I ran a few factions back in the day, havently really played in a while, but i always paid members, do factions still pay? if not, whats the point of being in one??

Some pay, some don't.

Some people are in them for money, some for protection, others just to make friends and be part of a group, it entirely depends on the person's preferences.

Nowadays, there's no need to pay members to join... the only occurrence of this is factions paying for guest chainers to help win tough wars.

Most factions here in TORN simply recruit loyal members. Simply donate your energy to the faction and in return you reap the faction specials to benefit your game play.

What kind of faction specials are there? im not really into the whole chaining thing, i just see no point in being in a faction unless theres a pretty solid benefit to it

http://www.torn.com/wiki/Factions#Specials

This link displays them all and the perks of them.

I haven't come across anybody that pays for a long time: Any amount of meaningful money for a member would be a massive bill for a leader. Say, 1m a week for 30 members, $30m payout.
Factions aren't for making money (barring PAs), so there's no money to give. What factions can do is provide medical items, weapons, drugs, points and boosters - particularly in times of war. But that comes with the expectation that you'll be attacking and chaining for the faction.

Faction specials are huge: better gym gains, more nerve, less drug addiction, ability to carry more items when flying....