who should pay for tax increases?

This is a good idea. Actually, we should register for where we want our tax dollars spent. 50% goes to match the politician you voted for, whatever programs he wants your dollars will go there. And 50% directed towards what you want. For example, if you want military, or schools, or national park preservation.

This is a great idea, then I don't have to hate the government for spending on things i don't agree with.

Good idea...Everybody could declare who they voted for and be taxed accordingly. While we're at it, let's all just decide where our individual taxes go. I don't want to pay for any part of Congress' salaries, no money to defense, no aid to states other then my own....I'll get back to you with a longer more comprehensive list. And people say Conservatives are stupid!

When Bush left, the 2009 fiscal year had about a trillion bucks less spending in it.

Obama/Democrats ADDED MORE and now claim that's the "last Bush budget."

Note that Bush/GOP deficits were FALLING, with the last one being $0.16 trillion - around 1/10th what they are now.

Liberals do not care what the tax rates are because like Tim, and other cabinet members of this administration they don't and are not going to pay there taxes. Plus your never going to get them to admit they supported Obama i can not find anyone in my neighborhood who say they even voted for him good thing were going to requiring ID to vote.

Mr Wolf -

The 2009 budget was passed by Democrats and signed by Obama in March 2009.

How is that Bush's responsibility?

The 54 percent that don't pay squat now. That would be nice for a change.

EVERY ONE SHOULD pay something.....no freeloaders

@ mr wolf....one big fallacy with your response is that there have been no budgets during obama's term.....the last budget was from Bush

the same libs who vote for them but oh wait libs dont work so they dont even pay taxes silly me i forgot

The arrogant, greedy rich.

In the 2009 fiscal year — the last of George W. Bush’s presidency — federal spending rose by 17.9% from $2.98 trillion to $3.52 trillion.

In fiscal 2010 — the first budget under Obama — spending fell 1.8% to $3.46 trillion.

In fiscal 2011, spending rose 4.3% to $3.60 trillion.

In fiscal 2012, spending is set to rise 0.7% to $3.63 trillion, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate of the budget that was agreed to last August.

Finally in fiscal 2013 — the final budget of Obama’s term — spending is scheduled to fall 1.3% to $3.58 trillion.

Over Obama’s four budget years, federal spending is on track to rise from $3.52 trillion to $3.58 trillion, an annualized increase of just 0.4%.

Even with the stimulus bill under Obama, federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since Dwight Eisenhower brought the Korean War to an end in the 1950s.

FYI

Mandatory spending which no President has control of has increased big time but discretionary spending has not.