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I read it.
The article debases the claims made by the meme.
However it also states:
Although the tax increases listed in this item did come to pass, they took effect at the beginning of 2013 (not 2014 or 2015 or 2016), were completely unrelated to the Affordable Care Act, applied only to very high-income earners, and have been overstated in this list. These tax hikes were enacted through the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, a compromise bill pushed through Congress as a partial resolution to the then-looming “fiscal cliff” crisis.
and also
Additionally, this item’s coda claiming that “not one Republican voted to do these taxes” is completely false. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 passed Congress by a margin of
89-8 in the Senate with 40 Republican votes in favor, and a margin of 257-167 in the House with 85 Republican votes in favor.
I think the lesson we should learn here is to validate and source information before we post it. I recently made a post myself about people sourcing their information. THIS very situation is why that is important.
You're funny.
You just validated Snopes.
Then posted 3 times...
ARE U OK?