"Let's be sure to revisit that issue in two to four years and see what the situation is then. Bookmark this thread, folks!"

I'll make it clear for my slow conservative friends. If you're going to blame Obama's "tax increases" for the current state of the economy, where are they? Or let's blame Michigan's "tax increases" for the crappy state of Michigan's economy. Except for the first 5 years Granholm was in office, state income taxes went down or at worst, were flat. No major state tax was increased during Granholm's first five years in office. What? The license fees were what killed the state economy? What wonders did the tax cuts do for the state economy?

Do taxes matter? Yes but not that much. The state income tax rate today is lower than it was for almost any time when Engler was Governor. The federal income tax rates are lower than almost any time when Bill Clinton was President. By the conservative logic of today, our economy should be roaring along with the lower income tax rates. But that isn't the case. Why? Because most of the reasons that the economy is crappy have little to do with tax rates.