Obama to Seek Higher Tax on Affluent to Pay for Health Care

New York Times
U.S. / Politics

By JACKIE CALMES and ROBERT PEAR

Published: February 26, 2009

President Obama’s budget will call for stricter limits on the benefits of itemized deductions, introducing a politically volatile edge to the Congressional debate over his domestic priorities.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/us/politics/26budget.html