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A day after demanding Washington lawmakers extend middle-class tax cuts while raising taxes on the wealthy, President Obama took his case directly to voters Tuesday, traveling to Iowa to argue that the rich should pay higher taxes in order to cut the deficit and fund his spending priorities.

This article says that 98 percent of Americans want the tax hike, where as the 2 percent it will effect does not. This 98 percent number is outrageous, especially if they are adding me into the mix. It also brings up that the small businesses that we are trying to support are the most effected by the tax hike.

Taxes are rising fast. even the middle class is charged 25% on taxes.ANd are going to have a 500 billion dollar tax increase

(AP) WASHINGTON - As the income gap between rich and poor widens, a majority of Americans say the growing divide is bad for the country and believe that wealthy people are paying too little in taxes, according to a new survey.

I liked this article because it shows how if everyone payed the same tax rate increase it would add up to a much larger amount then if we just put the higher tax on the 2 percent of the higher income indivuals. It also shows how much the "rich" pay into taxes and how little much of the mid class pay at all. It was very informational.

this article shows the annual index and ranking created by The Heritage Foundation. It talks about The top marginal tax rate on individual income, The top marginal tax rate on corporate income, and The total tax burden as a percentage of GDP.

A timely article that talks starts out talking about the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion. It also gets around to the difficulties involved in both of those options and then asks the question in the headline. Which then spins the article into a question about what IS the correct amount.

Activists and meddling lawmakers have toyed with the idea of taxing certain foods and ingredients to curb obesity. Twinkie Tax inventor Kelly Brownell advocates "slapping high-fat, low-nutrition food with a substantial government 'sin' tax." According to him, certain foods are too "convenient, accessible, good-tasting ... and cheap." This article just gives insight into what lawmakers want to do to curb obesity within our society. It is no longer alcohol and cigarettes that are causing damage to our bodies, but the food we consume too.

This talks about reasons the rich should pay higher taxes. It talks about how technically the poor pay more taxes percentage wise.

Explore how certain issues rank in today's Congress. Between taxes and illegal immigration. The US has some important decisions to make.

When will the government put in place a fair tax act. Why should people with less income pay more taxes and the ones who are making alot pay less taxes. A new plan needs to put in place and actually be "fair"

April 22, 2011: 4:24 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Hey, rich folks! The American people are putting you on notice. They want you to pay higher taxes. Two new polls suggest there is broad support for raising taxes on households making more than $250,000 a year, and all in the name of deficit reduction.

Sorry, I didn't realize the comment was automatically added...I'm a little slow. This article discusses the percentage of Americans that agree the rich should be given the tax hike. It covers how lower income Americans would like the rich to cover the deficit.

this is a very interesting article talking about what the effects of the so called "rich" tax cuts means to every tax bracket.

In this article it explains how although many undocumented workers dont have a social security number, they can still file taxes with a TIN, and how they also pay taxes through other methods

this a good source to learn about flat tax.  it would be a great alternative to are system that we have now  

This is another way for us to be taxed and tolled that it is for the good.

This is a post about why there is no real advantage of taxing the wealthy more.  

I agree with this in many ways. Huffington Post has some really good articles!

"HOW TO LOWER GAS PRICES: MORE TAXES?" This article talks about the current President's answer for everything: more taxes. I wish to one day be free from taxes, not engulfed in them.

Illegal immigrants are having children in America, and using their childrens' social security numbers to claim a child tax credit, taking more than 1.5 billion dollars from our economy annually. Congress didn't specify on who can claim child tax credits, so it technically is legal

Explains how good regulations can help our freedoms. Also explains how paying more taxes can increase wealth and how both these can effect our rights.

Under this new law it is said that most americans will not see this tax raise. This law will help those that need i,t like middle class families and the unemployed. This article lists the 7 main facts that this new law has to offer.