Democrats want a $3,500,000,000,000 tax increase. Yup, that's trillion!

Well, thanx for the heads up. This has only added to my depression. We all have seen what the Republicans care about the U.S. over the last 7 years. And back when prune face and Herbert were in office it was the same. I'm long sold off the GOP. But the Dumbs - I mean Dems have nothing to offer either. This 2 party system sucks great big green donkey_ _ _ _! There was a positive alternative available, but history repeated itself and brought back Pero-gate and squashed the only reasonable exit we had. I am currently accepting donations for my project to buy and develop Mars. If interested please send me all you can afford. Be patient...this may take a while....

I put most of my peace for now underneath Melissa's response. Like I said, this tax increase totaled would exceed the budget amounts thus far. Taken on a by year basis, its still 350 billion per year in new taxes. Of course we can pay for this, that's what most people think. What people fail to realize is who pays for it really and what that will entail. The energy bill for example, there are taxes on energy sources, but already we're seeing trucking and truck dependent companies taking a major hit with fuel (as if the prices weren't enough already...). How about taxing corporations because of that 'evil' profit? Corporations are experts at dodging their taxes, most notably, the tax is at the end of the production process waiting for the consumer to pay it (when they buy the product). One way or another, and it never fails to occur. By the way, profit doesn't always equal "wrong", "evil" or "foul play" and I've seen regular people attack on this basis, primarily through jealousy or ignorance of what is going on. If people keep buying the products, its actually pretty backwards if they start complaining about how much profit the manufacturer made (I mean after all... its YOUR money going to them from that one process... uh...Capitalism? -_-). And yes all the penalties that occur. I'm going to say do not mistake me in any of this. Taxes are required to run the government and should go to real programs that help people in actual need. They shouldn't be used to inflate the government, expand the government power beyond its original design, and for sanity's sake, taxes should end up as rewards for people able to cheat the system (fraud, using legal loopholes to cheat, etc). So the tax credit evaporates with this? Nice work -_-. And if you get married and somehow exceed the $200,000... good game -_-. Meanwhile (a bit of a tangent) there are still legal rewards for not maintaining[destroying] a marriage: inflatable alimony+child support, 18-23 years of required work from one individual, instant assistance through the government on many levels. Ah well... I'm sure nothing but good can come out of that and all of this. -_- /facepalm. I do recall an urban legend with this, 8 steps to the fall of democracy. But with any decent legend there can still be something useful to draw from it. People really do not care about the economy as a whole, or the government and what it does, or subtle events in the world that may effect the country... no none of that. People care about what affects them (pebble in the shoe). Politicans have and will use this to their own advantage. This major tax increase follows the same premise. Politicans will get the vote if they promise enough of the till for the citizenry (while keeping the majority of the promised till for themselves... but that stays hidden -_-). But just like my other points no need to think about this. Apathy is a good thing. Ignorance (of economy, country and world) is also good too... They've never lead to anything wrong or catacylsmic...-_-

Though, I am not a United States citizen, but from the title that is given here, I will not give my precious vote to the Democrats. Vote for Republican instead. I simply don't understand why is there a need to increase taxes which contribute lots of negative effects on citizens. When more and more people are unable to afford to pay the taxes, what does the government get in return? If the government wants some contribution from citizens, they should set a reasonable tax rate and there must be a win-win situation instead of increase this and that which makes it unaffordable to everybody. Not to say the locals found it unaffordable, foreigners may drop the idea of migrating to America.

Sadly but true, taxes need to be raised to get this country back on track. The debt incured to foreign interests like China and Saudi Arabia is staggering. The lastest tax cuts or stimulus packages will probably be funded by more money borrowed from overseas. I don't want to see taxes increased, but the country cannot go on spending more money than it takes in in taxes. On the other hand, I would be naive to believe that the increased income would not be wasted.

Also, any tax cuts that they take away from big businesses in order to help us "little guys", the middle class and lower class... will just result in higher prices on the store shelves so it is a moot point. It is sad to see how many people are won over by their promises without thinking it through.

You know, with the government spending so much, the money has to come from somewhere. Would you rather just let everything fall apart?

I absolutely don't want a democratic president and the higher taxes that go with it. Will be interesting to see who wins and what transpires.