https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/02/nothing-is-certain-except-more-debt-and-taxes/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:07:25 -0400<![CDATA[The deal that emerged from the Senate early Tuesday morning is being sold as a tax cut for the middle class, but the expiration of the two-percentage-point payroll tax holiday means that working Americans&#8217; take-home pay will drop. The bill reduces the value of tax deductions for upper incomes and, with the new open-ended 3.8% Medicare tax that was enacted under ObamaCare, income-tax rates on families and small business owners earning over $450,000 have been pushed above 44%.]]>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:20:17 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/02/nothing-is-certain-except-more-debt-and-taxes-n280708