>It's all in the wording:
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>While it's true that a single taxpayer making $42,000 a year would have seen his or her taxes go up by about $15 if this provision had been followed up and enacted, a family of four would have had to hit an income level of $90,000 before experiencing a tax hike. For couples, the figure would have been $83,000.
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>So, 42,000/yr for a single taxpayer and 83,000/yr for a couple without children, and 90,000/yr for a family of four.

Right. And all yer guns!!! bwaaa-haaa-haaaa ;-)