"the precise cap on the tax would be twice the annual dividend, which this year is $2,200"

Okay, so first, they cut the dividend by more than half, and now they are proposing a tax that will be exactly twice what we get from the dividend after it has been reduced?  So, basically, we no longer get a dividend PLUS we have to pay the state the same amount as the dividend.  Got it.  Who in this government actually thinks this is a good plan?  I just want to start my list of people who aren't getting any votes at the next election.