Meanwhile, the United States also ran up against the debt ceiling yesterday
Tax Hikes to Start the New Year
 | By Heritage Foundation Amy Payne (Bio and Archives) Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Comments | Print friendly | Subscribe | Email Us |
While you were sleeping—or ringing in 2013—the Senate voted to raise taxes.
After missing the midnight deadline, Congress and the President have technically sent the nation over the fiscal cliff, meaning higher tax rates are already in effect for all income tax brackets. But the Senate’s deal, brokered by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) and Vice President Joe Biden, would target the tax increases on those making more than $250,000.
The Senate voted 89-8 to limit deductions for taxpayers making more than $250,000, which would raise their taxes, and to hike tax rates for those making more than $400,000.
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