I mean, this is NOT rocket science. When are these people going to learn?! Businesses will always, ALWAYS pass the costs on to the consumer. Raising taxes raises prices for everyone and cuts labor. The government making more money makes everyone poorer, unless you work for the government. They do it because they can. The government has become an unchecked monopoly. Complete bullshit. Politicians should be made to study the constitution and the writings of the people who created it. There are constant warnings against doing exactly what this government continues to do. The founding fathers would be rolling over in their graves if they could see these people now.....