claim: allowing all bush income tax cuts to expire on dec. 31 "will amount to the largest tax increase in the history of america."
author: johnny isakson
evidence_1: the phrase bush tax cuts refers to changes to the united states tax code passed  originally ... before the tax cuts, the highest marginal income tax rate was 39.6  percent. ... the bush tax cuts at all income levels over the 2011–2019 period  would increase the .... most of the tax cuts were scheduled to expire december  31, 2010.
evidence_2: jun 7, 2016 ... the bush tax cuts stemmed from a campaign promise ... the bill such that most of  the provisions were set to expire on december 31st, 2010. ... allowing the bush  tax cuts to expire in full would have significantly increased the ... proposed across -the-board tax increases on americans in every income group.
evidence_3: allowing all bush income tax cuts to expire on dec. 31 "will amount to the largest  tax increase in the history of america." — politifact georgia on sunday, august ...
evidence_4: allowing all bush income tax cuts to expire on dec. 31 "will amount to the largest  tax increase in the history of america." — politifact georgia on sunday, august ...
evidence_5: on december 31, 2012, a variety of temporary tax provisions which ... expired.  two days later, the american taxpayer relief act of 2012 ... referred to  collectively as the “bush-era tax cuts”; ... for an overview of all the provisions of  atra, see ..... specifically, the top marginal tax rate on ordinary income for  taxpayers with.