Why would Congress even consider raising taxes imposing new mandates on individualsĀ & employers at a time that the unemployment rate is near double-digits? This permanent tax hike is a mistake. It will discourage savings and investment; Simply put increasing taxes on investment income like all other tax increases included in the bill is a job killer."
-- Sen. Cornyn on hisĀ motion to remove a 3.8 tax hike on investments from the health reform bill