Tax cuts with an end date really don't seem like "tax hikes" to me. Yes, taxes are going to go back up, but the rates were set up with an end date, people know

Tax cuts with an end date really don't seem like "tax hikes" to me. Yes, taxes are going to go back up, but the rates were set up with an end date, people know their taxes are likely to go back up. Further, griping about the temporary 2% payroll tax expiring? It was done as an aid to a sluggish economy. Things aren't rosy overall, but they are improving a bit.