Anadvisorycommitteein the Netherlandshasproposedloyaltybonusesfor long-termshareholders, such asincreaseddividendsoradditionalvoting rights afterholding ashare for fouryears.
It might also be true of the proposed substantial increase in the tax rate on dividends, but I doubt it for the modest increase proposed for capital gains taxes.
The Obama administration recently proposed closing a tax break on dividends paid out of employee-ownership plans a move attacked by the ESOP Association.