That reminds me a bit of the Vonnegut short story, Harrison Bergeron with some more overtly Orwellian tones.

http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html

The comments below that story are worth a look. They aren't insightful but they make an interesting contrast to the story itself.

Comments like the following:

"After reading some of the comments on this page, I am beginning to suspect this story has already come true"