Why Republicans Should Raise Taxes on the Wealthy By joshfeatherstone on November 28, 2012 in $250, 000, Bush Tax Cuts, Democrat, republican, Taxes on the Wealthy First, the reason is NOT because raising taxes is a good idea. It’s not.The first goal needs to be reducing the national debt. Few disagree that our debt load is unsustainable. Few disagree that if we continue down the curre… Continue Reading