Reality vs. Rhetoric: taxes

by Mark Cavers Last week the President was campaigning in Iowa when he was asked about his administration’s perpetual push to increase taxes.  His response: “Your taxes haven’t gone up in this administration. Your taxes have gone down in this administration. There’s a notion that, well, he’s a Democrat so your taxes must have gone up....

by Mark Cavers

Last week the President was campaigning in Iowa when he was asked about his administration’s perpetual push to increase taxes.  His response:

“Your taxes haven’t gone up in this administration. Your taxes have gone down in this administration. There’s a notion that, well, he’s a Democrat so your taxes must have gone up. That’s just not true.”

Daniel Patrick Moynihan often said: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”

The Facts: Americans for Tax Reform outlines a seemingly endless list of tax increases and pending tax increases, and here is our research on the coming tax increases.  In short, American families face tax hikes on everything from tanning to health savings accounts to marriage to income.

Have you seen your taxes go up?  Share your thoughts below.