[Gaffer]

The dirty little Democrat secret is that the Bush Tax Cuts benefited the lower income strata more than any other group. Should they be allowed to expire, the bottom 10% bracket will suffer a whopping 50% increase in taxes (10% to 15%) whereas the evil rich top marginal rate will increase from 35% to a little over 39%.........an 11% increase or thereabouts.

Democrats are ALL about POWER - to get the power, they have to TAX and CONTROL. Control your thoughts, your lifestyle, your interaction with other Democrat-defined minority (victim) groups, and enslave you to their will. They TAX so that they can redistribute YOUR income to the victims - simple.

[Texas resident]

The dims talking about extending the Bush tax rates would put them in a position of agreeing with GW Bush on taxes.
Fat chance there. All this talk is just that. All they have to do is wait out the calender and they get a tax increase without anyone having to cast a vote. Then the dims and their media will blame Bush on the tax rate hike. It was called the Bush tax cuts and had an expiration date.