And this is EXACTLY the reason that the Republicans need to let the tax cuts expire - to EDUCATE the voters, the INGRATES, as to who kept their tax rates down.
The Dems know that, and, in the end, they will agree to ANYTHING that the Republicans put forward - otherwise the mime that the Bush tax cuts were for the rich would be blown away.
The problem is that the Republicans likely have NO CLUE just how strong their hand is. Note that it is the Democrats, in a near-panic mode, screaming about all of the higher taxes next year - they know what’s coming and what it means to them as a party. They MUST prevent it, at all costs, and they likely will - with help from the Republicans bailing them out again.
Thinking about it, you could be correct