Big Dividends?

It is no secret that I favor divided paying stocks, and that these stocks have done very well the past couple years. Now there are all kinds of rumors about 'special one-time payout' dividends, or increased dividends due to looming tax law changes.

24/7 Wall St. had the following to say

With the coming Fiscal Cliff taking the dividend and capital gains taxes higher, investors are hearing of more and more dividends coming sooner or as special dividends before the end of 2012. With dividend taxes at only 15% as of now, it is likely that these tax rates will never be lower. Companies are starting to accelerate and boost those after-tax returns to holders as a result.