US consumers less optimistic after tax increase

''Perhaps more important than the shock to confidence, the hit to income is
also likely to show up in a slower pace of consumer spending in the first half
of this year,'' said Thomas Feltmate, an economist at TD Economics, in a
note to clients.

Source:
http://www.ezonearticle.com/2013/01/29/us-consumers-less-optimistic-after-tax-increase/