Obama must raise taxes on middle class

Courtesy Marketplace  Thu, 08/06/2009 - 12:05

President Obama promised during the election that he would not raise taxes on anyone earning less than $250,000.

But commentator Lawrence Haas says the president has to, and likely will, raise taxes on the middle class once the economy recovers.


 

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