Sallow
The Big Bad Wolf.
- Oct 4, 2010
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Not that anyone's really talking about it..but..
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/us/politics/19taxes.html?_r=1&ref=us
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/us/politics/19taxes.html?_r=1&ref=us
It is not a rhetorical question. At Pig Pickin and Politickin, a barbecue-fed rally organized here last week by a Republican womens club, a half-dozen guests were asked by a reporter what had happened to their taxes since President Obama took office.
Federal and state have both gone up, said Bob Paratore, 59, from nearby Charlotte, echoing the comments of others.
After further prodding including a reminder that a provision of the stimulus bill had cut taxes for 95 percent of working families by changing withholding rates Mr. Paratores memory was jogged.
Youre right, youre right, he said. Ill be honest with you: it was so subtle that personally, I didnt notice it.
Few people apparently did.