It was always his intent to keep the Bush rates the same for individuals making $200K and joint files making $250K. I would not have been so generous. You can pay for tax savings by raising someone else's taxes. How else would you describe raising the child tax credit by dumping the home mortgage deduction?
The entire debate about the Fiscal Commission and the solution in the Budget Control Act, which stopped the debate on the debt ceiling, was about making the Bush cuts permanent for all but the wealthiest (and I seem to remember Tax Policy Center and the Administration using the 98% figure, unless you are counting different taxes). While there were other ACA taxes and fees, they were not designed for progressivity like the tax rates that were the same as the Clinton rates in the ATRA, although the unearned income payroll taxes were targeted at the wealthy.
I have been publishing comments for the record (300+) on this since Clinton was POTUS. I am honest about my work.