Up next, middle class tax hike?
After a round of interviews on weekend talk shows, President Obama's top economic advisors left open the possibility of increased income taxes for middle class Americans. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and National Economic Council Director Larry H. Summers refused to rule out the possibility of a middle class tax hike to reconcile the budget deficit, despite Obama's campaign promise not to raise any taxes for those making less than $250,000 per year. Are new taxes in store? Will higher income taxes slow economic recovery?
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I am a middle income earner and will pay higher taxes for programs that will effectively improve health care, public transportation, education, and similar needs. We have been on a binge of private consumption in recent decades. We should encourage a shift toward social consumption that has to be financed via taxes.