Never said they were.
Those taxes are going up next year,
No, they're not. The FICA holiday is ending. There isn't anything "going up."
and everyone (with a job who is on a payroll) will see their take home pay reduced.
Means nothing to me, because I never got any break from paying them. As long as we are continuing the pretense that these programs are funded, they need to be resumed.
If one accepts that rationale, then the Bush Tax Holiday is ending. There isn't anything "going up." I don't think that logic will find a lot of acceptance in these parts.