Here is what happened, quietly, on January 1, 2015:
Medicare tax went from 1.45% to 2.35% (there goes your SS increase)
Top Income tax bracket went from 35% to 39.6%
PUNISH THE WORKERS....TO REWARD THE NON WORKERS
Top Income payroll tax went from 37.4% to 52.2%
MORE PUNISHMENT FOR WORKING HARD!
Capital Gains tax went from 15% to 28%
MORE TAX UPON INCOME THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN TAXED!
Dividend tax went from 15% to 39.6% (darn!)
MORE PUNISHMENT FOR INVESTING WISELY AND MAKING GOOD DECISIONS!
Estate tax went from 0% to 50%
PUNISHMENT FOR SAVING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION!
Is this what the left wants?
Best regards,