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Look, the basics are, this is not about a tax increase. That is a very shitty meme that conservative linguists have been very successful at propagating to make any increases in taxes look evil. It is repealing an irresponsible tax cut for families who make 200,000 dollars a year or more. By definition those people constitute the uppermiddle class/rich (Depending on your geography) This is nothing more "burdensome" than what they were paying into the system 3 years ago. They will be exactly the same as they were before Bush. The top 5% of americans currently pay a smaller percentage of their income than everyone below them. They may pay more money, but their relative contribution is smaller.
For the past 3 years we have been spending more money than we are taking in. Kerry has put forth a plan to say "Sorry, but that money that Bush threw at you is necessary to keep this nation, that has been such a benefit to you, floating. We need to reinstate that level of national contribution."
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