Take the dividends away from one group they will end up taking the dividends away from all, everybody.  It's been a long time that Republican Corporate interests have worked hard to eliminate any type of activity that assists the people or aids the people in any way.  Ever since the Income Tax in 1914  the peoples country America has lost all control over the corporate influence to erase the peoples rights and end up with a country who's political  system is paid and influenced by corporate PACs and Lobbyist and continues to raise the burden of government on the people to the aid and control of the corporations, their CEOs, Executives and Investors.  Just look at how the government has loaned, granted, made available over 11 Trillion (of taxpayers monies - to big to fail) to corporations since George Bush/Dick Cheney and Barack Obama became presidents.  The old saying "Of, By, and For The People"  have become "Of, By, and For The Corporations".