Editor's note: Politico.com asked me if "closing tax
loopholes" as proposed by Barack Obama to raise revenue amount to a tax
increase? My answer is below and can also be found in the Arena on their website.
Whatever a politician chooses to call it, when the government takes
more money from a business or and individual, it is a tax increase.
Additionally, how can government - even a president - determine what is a
"fair" portion to confiscate of income earned by someone else?
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It's still a tax increase
Thursday, July 07, 2011 | By Bob Beauprez
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