While the deficit and debt are serious problems, I oppose solving these problems by raising taxes.

You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes.

Raising taxes does nothing to allow the economy to recover.

Raising taxes in an economic downturn is not a good idea.

Americans don't think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in the middle of a recession.

While deficits are often inflationary and always pernicious, curing them by raising taxes is equivalent to curing an illness by shooting the patient.