Again, you are playing politics. No, I am not wealthier because I was doing great under Obama....and if you have an MBA in finance you would understand this fact. This is a continuation of the Obama admistrations economy. Where I made money, and paid less in gas prices that ballooned under Bush. So if you are going to ask me I am going to tell you the honest truth.
I don't play politics with it. This is just my personal opinion with a pretty strong basis. Taxes pay our bills. Where do you think that DEBT comes from? Our country has bills. It's the largest economy in the world! You think raising taxes are to punish people. It is not. It is to responsibly manage our debt. Which not all of our debt equates to liberal programs. A lot of our debts are incurred to protect all of our best interest. Defense, Clean Energy, Natural Disaster, Infrastructure, international commerce, etc.