The list of companies offering super-fantastic dividend deals – just in time for the holiday season! – is growing by the day along with those who are moving up their dividend payout from January 2013 into December of this year. The reason is fairly straightforward: Corporate honchos have little or no faith that Congress and the president will reach an agreement averting a lemming-like rush over the “fiscal cliff” by January 1 or else they don’t believe such an agreement will extend the current favorable tax treatment for dividends.   It’s not just altruistic concern for the welfare of ...