Yes, but not "all the time" as the poll suggests.
It's a crude, but handy tool we wouldn't be without and isn't really such a wild gouger if you pay attention and use a finer grit. Mind though, if you have some creative fitting to do on an old house, it's great with a 50 or 80 belt.
Mine's a twenty-year-old Craftsman, no dust bag or anything, so it's strictly an "outdoors, in the wind, on the Workmate or sawhorses" machine.
It's been doing some squealing lately, so a new Makita with dust pick-up is probably on the horizon.
Peter