A Taxing Situation: Why The GOP Is Advocating A Tax Increase On The Middle Class You can almost always count on Republican presidential candidates to be united in their opposition to more taxes for the rich. But this time around, the 2012 field is standing lockstep behind a less traditional idea: the middle class pays too little in taxes. http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/gop-demands-middle-class-tax-hikes.php?ref=fpa