 obama dems say we need automatic tax increase  isn rsquo t it just like president obama and the democrats to have an economic solution that is based on raising taxes it would seem that is always the solution congress is currently contemplating what can be done to rein in the deficit spending by implementing various options the democrats back a white house plan that would   ldquo force automatic tax increases rdquo or ldquo spending cuts rdquo   to ensure the government hits thresholds for reducing the debt republicans want   ldquo a hard cap on spending that would not force tax increases of any kind rdquo   for a in depth article by erik wasson at thehillcom on the negotiations and the various options under consideration click in the following story link rdquo  http thehillcom homenews senate 159377debttalksopenwithsplitontax 