President Obama is committed to growing our economy from the middle out by ensuring a strong, secure, and thriving middle-class. Now we face a deadline that requires action on jobs, taxes and deficits by the end of the year. While the President is committed to working with Congress to reduce our deficit in a balanced and responsible way, there is no reason to hold the middle-class families hostage while we debate tax cuts for the highest income earners.   To see what the impact would be on consumers and retailers in your community if Congress does not extend the tax cuts for the middle class, click on the link below for your state.     Alabama                                 Alaska                             Arizona                          Arkansas             California                               Colorado                         Connecticut                  Delaware   District of Columbia             Florida                           Georgia                         Hawaii   Idaho                                       Illinois                              Indiana                         Iowa   Kansas                                   Kentucky                          Louisiana                    Maine   Maryland                                 Massachusetts             Michigan                      Minnesota   Mississippi                            Missouri                           Montana                       Nebraska   Nevada                                   New Hampshire             New Jersey                 New Mexico   New York                               North Carolina                North Dakota              Ohio   Oklahoma                              Oregon                             Pennsylvania             Rhode Island   South Carolina                     South Dakota                   Tennessee                Texas   Utah                                        Vermont                             Virginia                       Washington   West Virginia                       Wisconsin                         Wyoming