Let's Face It: Our Taxes Are Going to Go Up

As you race to the deadline for filing your income tax return, it's easy to get buried in last-minute tax tips.

Sure, you want to maximize every deduction and avoid taking those likely to trigger an audit. But don't get so preoccupied with the task in front of you that you forget to look at the big picture. And that big picture is likely to be big tax increases ahead.

It doesn't matter which political candidate you support.

This is an election year, a year in which politicians running for office are promising they'll make things better. ...