Higher tax is inevitable.
If you want to blame, you better blame Bush and republic party for his policy in the last 8 years: A tax cut based on Clinton's success and tax revenue growth, which never materialized at Bush's hands; A non-necessary war, which cost trillion dollar.
You will see the government deficit reach trillion dollars next year. If Obama gets elected, I hope you are not going to blame the deficit on him. I just wonder when a country goes so deep to debt, where is the money for tax cut.