True, after 2010, Obama owned the Bush tax cuts. If he had let them expire, the ecoomy would have grown faster, with less money hoarded and more spent. My brother in law, a banker, did well in that year. He would likely have bought my sister the same diamond (not wedding, just to wear) regardless of the contiued cut, although I am sure the lower taxes likely were an excuse. Still, more of their savings in the general economy would have made us all better off. The ATRA passed January 2, 2013 proved that point by letting tax increases on the rich come back.