[Popman]

I would not object if the purpose of the tax hike was to retire the national debt.

National debt: $8,608,815,476,866.38

Your share is $28,676.79 Surely you jest?

Did you mean national deficit ?

How about lowering government spending instead?

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/

[Osage Orange]

How about lowering government spending instead?

Not in the typical Congresscritter's vocabulary