Many low to moderate families pay no federal income tax at all. The article seems to indicate the the family that President Obama visited would experience a $2,000.00 increase in their federal income taxes if no changes are made to the current "fiscal cliff' tax changes to take effect on 1/1/12. I would really like to know what this two income earner family makes. Would the their federal taxes really increase by $2,000.00? Possibly so, given that one is a high school teacher and the other works for a Toyota dealership they probably have a substantial income, at least moderate. However, since they both seem to have decent or even good paying jobs why should they not chip in their share to pay for America's spending? If they don't want to then they should be in favor of cutting federal spending including entitlements (does not include social security as that is not an entitlement or medicare as it is not an entitlement either). Increasing the taxes on the rich to the former levels is fine but this will not come anywhere close to closing the federal budget gap of 1 trillion dollars per year. There is lots of spending that could be cut. It would mean job losses in the govenment and private sector but there really is not choice other than waiting for the economic breakdown, i.e. another Great Depression triggered by tremendous inflation that will occur if the federal government doesn't cut spending.

I agree with Linda, when does Obama quit campaigning and start doing the job he was elected to do? When does he start carrying out his promises of "bipartisan" work with Congress? It is time he quits wanting to be front page news.

Did anyone notice that he forgot the last name of the people he was using as props? $2000 will be hard for all of us, and we all know who is to blame for that increase too....OBAMA. He can't and won't grasp the concept of cutting spending. It would be nice if someone from that family would have asked him "If you gave up your 4 million taxpayer funded vacation, would that be hard on you?" To use people this way is disgusting! DISGUSTING!!

The truth is that $2000.00 a year is not a months moratge for most of us. It simply means that we cant eat out 3 or more times a weak, stop at starbucks every day or pay for $150.oo nikes for every person in the famly including the baby or babies that grow out of them in three months.

Linda,
You're another example of people who refuse to put the blame for our fiscal problems.
It started with President Reagon and the Republician Congress and deregulation. They decided to let the foxes guard the hen house and you see where we are now.
The same Republicans continue to look out for the people with money and you follow along with this attitude and we keep getting deeper in the hole we find our country in.
Put the blame where it belongs, not on President Obama but on the past and present Republican leadership.

Really!!! Americans making just over $250,000 is considered wealthy?! In this day that is not a whole lot of money, but obviously it is more than many are making. However, if taxes are increased, this wealthy group will loose as well . It will mean a house payment, tuition, buying prescriptions and/or food as well. Many of these people are maxed out as well. To lower their standard of living, which would not be a bad idea, that would probably mean down sizing on a home. How is that done in today's real estate market. Really President Obama, why don't you take a visit to some of the so called wealthy in America and ask about the affect on their lives and also the small business man who will experience the trickle down affect. Mr. Obama, have you considered bypassing the grand Inaugural festivities that cost all the taxpayers millions of dollars? We all know you are here for another term and we really don't want to be reminded of it by supporting a Grand Gala of events. Call it off and save the money toward the fiscal budget!!!!

Glad he didn't have too far to go as Falls Church is maybe 50 miles from the WH. Did his people tell this family to smile for the cameras. What a bunch of BS. Obama needs to be in closed door meetings with the House and Senate leaders working out these problems. I fear Obama and the Dems hate successful Americans more than they love middle class families like this one.

I just love to see them whine, whine, whine

Why waste more of the American taxpayers money going that far to ask someone? Is he nuts? What he could have stepped out in the street in his own city to do, he had to spend a million to do in Virginia? He is a mindless wonder.
And what does he expect? Oh Mr. President, losting money won't affect that family at all? Why didn't you just walk 3 blocks from the white house, where they are struggling to feed dozens of homeless black children, how it would affect them? Geez.

If he truly cared about these people he'd forget his class warfare aimed at appeasing his far left, anti-Capiatalist left.

The money that MIGHT be raised by taxing the rich is MINISCULE in comparison to our massive annual deficits, and our $16 trillion debt.

His position has NOTHING to do with reducing our debt, but rather punishing success to appease his base!

another photo op

What in the world did they do that was so awful as to merit this? Poor things.

Is it just me?? I don't know why anyone would pay $2000.00 a month rent. Regardless of your income. Rent for housing is thrown away. ummm ummm, Just me I guess

Mr. Obama can't understand what $2,000 in extra taxes means to an "average" family? Some of us don't have that much to spend on 6 months (or more) groceries, Mr. President, much less let you hold onto it for us.

How out of touch is he? He understands the meaning of a photo opp and a sound bite, but $2,000 is pocket change to someone who belongs in the 33% tax bracket he faulted his opponent from hiding from. So it's the Game and not the Player we should go after, after all?

@ Linda ~ Show some RESPECT!!! he is the President of the Unite States of America.

Blah, blah, blah...blah, blah.

-Linda

Linda Dear how is he a loser when america voted for him. He won the popular vote and the electoral vote. Are you one of those disgruntled republicians? I say yes.

Ditto. It's a foregone conclusion that the King of Losers wants the "cliff" scenario. That way he gets the huge cuts to the military he's wanted (sequestration), higher taxes across the board for everyone, and he gets to "blame" the republicans for not playing ball and stopping it. This PR bullsheet here in VA is propaganda, pure and simple, so he can try to convince the public that the problem is not with him....right....

On the contrary. He is speaking out against what can only be described as right wing lunacy. He for the first time is standing up against the craziness. The people who oppose him are not necessarily mindless, but they seem to be completely taken over by insane right wing propaganda.