claim: "the american people don't want us to raise taxes."
author: john boehner
evidence_1: nov 12, 2017 ... more than 400 american millionaires and billionaires are sending a letter to  congress this week urging republican lawmakers not to cut their taxes. the  wealthy americans ... instead of petitioning tax cuts for the wealthy, the letter tells  congress to raise taxes on rich people like them. it is being released ...
evidence_2: apr 21, 2015 ... the new york times has a post by neil irwin headlined “why americans don't  want to soak the rich.” irwin suggests a couple of .... raise taxes on the poor  this is from a state that has a law making it illegal for poor people to go to  swimming pools. http://www.alternet.org/new... wisconsin has seen ...
evidence_3: oct 11, 2017 ... washington – as president donald trump promotes a tax plan that critics say  would raise the federal deficit by slashing corporate rates and eliminating... ... an  additional 23 percent “somewhat agree” the wealthiest should pay higher tax  rates, according to the poll of 1,504 people, which had a credibility ...
evidence_4: apr 14, 2017 ... if more people knew what these students know, we'd have a far more reasonable  tax debate and better tax laws. as tax day approaches (april 18 this year), many  of us bemoan our tax bills coming due. why is taxation such a charged issue?  many americans are fuzzy on who and what are taxed and the ...
evidence_5: apr 12, 2011 ... for three decades we have conducted a massive economic experiment, testing a  theory known as supply-side economics. the theory goes like this: lower tax  rates will encourage more investment, which in turn will mean more jobs and  greater prosperity—so much so that tax revenues will go up, despite ...