This thing about higher taxes is complete rubbish meant to scare people. The only people who will pay higher taxes are those with incomes in excess of $250,000. NO ONE ELSE will see higher taxes.
I will vote for Barack Obama. I will pay higher taxes. I'm not "happy" about paying more, but I don't think it's an unfair thing and I don't think it's a bad thing for our country.
The war in Iraq costs a lot of money. Someone has to pay for it.
[Of course, I remember the good ol' days when we were lied to about the war being self-financed by the profits from Iraqi oil.]
And by the way, the only tax increase I'll see will be my income that is in excess of $250K ... that's the way the U.S. Tax Code works. In other words, my income up to $250K will be taxed just as it is today ... it is only the amount above that that will be subject to a higher tax rate.