Two months ago (7/11/11):

Yesterday:

(CBS News) — Taking a defiant tone against Republicans unwilling to raise taxes in order to close the deficit, President Obama today unveiled a $3 trillion long-term deficit reduction plan that relies heavily on raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans.

“This is not class warfare — it’s math,” Mr. Obama said, addressing GOP critiques of his plan head on.

“The money has to come from some place,” he continued. “If we’re not willing to ask those who have done extraordinarily well [to do a little more], the math says everybody else has to do a lot more. We have to put the entire burden on the middle class and the poor.”

The core of Mr. Obama’s deficit reduction plan is $1.5 trillion in new taxes.About $800 billion comes from repealing the Bush-era tax rates for couples making more than $250,000. The plan also closes certain corporate tax loopholes and limits certain tax deductions.