Poll Question: Would you vote elected officials out of office if they vote to raise any tax? Yes 78%  Maybe 12%  No 10%  Medium Income is down 7.3% since the start of the recession: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/median-household-income-down-7-3-since-start-of-recession/?_r=0 Maybe when government spending drops by the same, the voters will be willing to talk tax increases.