Government Doesn't Deserve a Raise

Jeffrey Birnbaum, Washington Times
President Obama has asked for a tax increase. Conservatives raised their voices in protest. Higher taxes would dampen the economy, they complain. Job creators would be silenced if the president got his way.Those arguments aren't new. We've heard them before and they may or may not hold water. The impact on the economy of a specific tax hike can legitimately be debated by reasonable people.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/04/21/government_doesn039t_deserve_a_raise_254185.html

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