2013: Off the Fiscal Cliff (Curb)

lock in a variety of higher rates on income above $450,000.

Since that is about the "middle class" line. A majority of people in my city make less than 50K. That isn't really "middle class" for a family, yes, but the line there is imho a fraction of 450K. I'm not alone here [50K figure in one of links]. But, such is reality, not political reality.