Who Cares About Taxes, Anyway?

Tax hikes scheduled for 2013 are as follows:

-- Income tax rates rise from a range of 10-35 percent to 15-39.6 percent.

-- Capital gains taxes rise from 15 to 23.8 percent.

-- The tax on dividends rises from 15 to 43.4 percent.

-- The profits tax for most small employers rises from 35 to 43.4 percent.

-- The death tax rises from 35 to 55 percent.

-- The death-tax standard deduction falls from $10 million to $1 million.

-- The Social Security tax for employees rises from 4.2 to 6.2 percent.

-- The number of households affected by the Alternative Minimum Tax rises from 4 to about 30 million.

-- The research and development tax credit disappears.

-- The marriage penalty returns.

-- The child tax credit falls from $1,000 to $500.

This doesn't include Obamacare tax hikes. 

When all of these tax increases take hold, President Obama’s popularity will rise even higher than it is now.