Despite being shot in the head 5 times, the man still died
Despite losing his job, the man still found it hard to make ends meet.
Despite running out of gas, the man was unable to complete his journey.
Despite fiscal cliff deal, taxes to rise for most Americans.
The second part of the statement is really inherent in the first part of the statement. The “despite” thing is just to throw people off the scent.
You're right. This is more accurate.
I found that first paragraph interesting too:
While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.
So, in other words, we didn't raise your taxes but don't be surprised when your taxes go up starting with your next paycheck.
I remember when George H.W. Bush said "read my lips, no new taxes" and then got fired for breaking that pledge after the media threw that in America's face for months on end. Not a peep about this though.