Leading Economist: Obama Has a Pistol to the Head of the Middle Class TOPICS:alternative minimum taxfiscal cliffinflationLeading Economistmiddle classobama cliffObama Has a Pistol to the Head of the Middle Classpeter moriciraising taxesspending cutsstop gap measuretax hikestax the rich Posted By: BMartin1776 December 30, 2012 Such violent rhetoric but it’s true! The emperor loves these situations to capitalize off of them and get his way. Republicants constantly fall into his little traps.