- Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) Defends Tax Hikes for the Poor Because They "Don’t Have Skin in the Game" - Meanwhile, the 'House Ways & Means Committee' member defends cutting taxes for the wealthy http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/04/18/465999/tiberi-defends-tax-hike-poor/?mobile=wp?2 132 comments politics