[Southack]

"And, for all the tax money the middle class may be getting from Bush, they are in turn just going to turn around and pay that to their state and local governments." - Dirtboy

Baseless speculation.

"The problem is not just with the feds, it's at all levels, and government is loathe to downsize, so middle-class taxpayers will be faced with increasing tax bills..." - dirtboy

More groundless speculation.

[lelio]

How is that groundless? What slowdown in government spending have you seen? It just went up 24% which is the sole reason the GDP numbers are hailed as "great" versus being worse than expected. We're going to have to pay the piper one of these days.

[dirtboy]

Baseless speculation...More groundless speculation.

Try reading the papers, Southack, and read up on the tax increases being proposed around the country, and the ones that have already passed. And fine, if you want to remove increased taxes from the equation, do it. There are still plenty of downward pressures on middle-class incomes in the tech sector.