Tom Glennon: Taxes And Candidates And Lies Oh My - '...The bottom line is that the tax cuts had a sizable impact on the Federal taxes we paid, and that impact was beneficial. Should we elect a presidential candidate committed to allowing these cuts to expire, with a sympathetic congress that also believes these favorable cuts should go away, I have no doubt that my wife and I will pay more in 2010 than 2009, even if there are no new taxes or raises in existing taxes, simply because we would go back to the 2002 rates. Before you nod in agreement when you hear the candidates talk about unfair tax cuts, please take this simple five step test yourself, and then decide if what you are being told is true or not...'