Perhaps...
Furthermore, while you state that you're a liberal and voting for the interest of everyone...you didn't state how voting to increase a tax of 1% would be in the interests of everyone.
Most conservates would point out that we're rescuing our government, by allowing them to go to the well without learning fiscal discipline. The goal isn't to allow kids to suffer at school but rather to force government to eliminate waste. (And our government specialises in creating waste)
Likewise, most liberal would point out that our government is very good at creating waste and politicans salaries simply don't go down when there's a revenue shortfall. The only people to suffer are those who can't defend themselves politicially (usually kids). Furthermore the long term costs of failing to provide for the kids now grow over the years. (Pay me now or pay me later.)
There's different views.
-- Robert A. Heinlein, Notebooks of Lazarus
Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate -- and quickly.