How to wreck an economy in three easy steps, 1) raise taxes, 2) increase regulations in arbitrary and capricious ways, and 3) raise taxes again. Buy-den has done all that in just two years. Hello, next Great Depression.

$6.5 Billion Natural Gas Tax Which Will Increase Household Energy Bills
$12 Billion Crude Oil Tax Which Will Increase Household Costs
$1.2 Billion Coal Tax Which Will Increase Household Energy Bills
$74 Billion Stock Tax Which Will Hit Your Nest Egg — 401s, IRAs, and Pension Plans
$225 Billion Corporate Income Tax Hike Which Will Be Passed on to Households

Yikes!