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  • Obama's Broken Promises: Higher Taxes, Massive Debt

    07/08/2009 5:22:25 PM PDT · by RobinMasters · 5 replies · 415+ views
    News Max ^ | July 08, 2009 | News Max
    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama promised to fix health care and trim the federal budget deficit, all without raising taxes on anyone but the wealthiest Americans. It's a promise he's already broken and will likely have to break again. Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress have already increased tobacco taxes _ which disproportionately hit the poor _ to pay for extending health coverage to 4 million children in working low-income families. Now, lawmakers are looking for more revenues to help pay for providing medical insurance to millions more who lack it at a projected cost of $1 trillion over the next...