"Upper Middle Class" is a very broad term. If you mean those making around $90,000 - $150,000 (A Common Definition), then it all depends on what tax. I believe that the gas tax should be raised, which is technically raising taxes on the upper middle class. The income tax? Likely not. I think that systematic tax reform is needed, and shouldn't involve raising taxes on these folks.
In the end, I think that a promise to "never raise taxes on the middle class, nor anyone" is stupid and impractical, but I believe that we should make an attempt to lower the cost of living for these (and especially those with lesser income) folks, through decreasing the price of healthcare, making energy more affordable and greener, and through establishing childcare as a universal right.
1. No it is not technically - it is effectively.
2. Those making >$100,000 a year are the top one percent in Arkansas.
1. Well, my assumption was that since we are talking about a specific group of people it would be an individual tax (based on income, not consumption) on these people. So since a petrol tax would be a tax on everyone that uses petrol, it would be
technically and
effectively a tax on the "upper middle income" folks.
2. While it is lower than the national average (actually the lowest in the country), the top one percent of Arkansas is closer to $250,000. So, yes what "upper middle income" means, varies, state by state. But $100,000 is still not 1% in Arkansas, and (I believe) would fall under upper middle income.
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