We Need A War Tax

Posted Friday, June 5, 2009

In its race to bankruptcy, the U.S. spends staggering sums of money on weapons and war, thousands of dollars for every man, woman and child in America, yet there is no accountability. Just put it on the credit card and we'll worry about it later.

But "later" is fast approaching as the U.S. continues to occupy Iraq and is escalating the war the U.S. military sometimes calls Af-Pak. Why these wars are being fought, for how long or what President Obama hopes to achieve is any one's guess. He nor Congress is held accountable.

Is there a solution to this problem? Absolutely. Institute a war tax. If these wars are so important, we should pay for them now, each time Congress appropriates money for them. Every several months, you and I and everyone else could write a $1,000 check for ourselves and for each person in our families. For a family of five, $5,000!

When the U.S. taxpayer has to pay the mind numbing bill for these massive military fiascos there will be an unprecedented outcry and very quickly there will be peace. And the U.S. government will think long and hard before it declares any future wars.

Dick


Posted by Dick Kazan at 5:40 PM
1 comments:
beachfnt said...
I wholeheartedly agree as there is no burden being felt by the mass of Americans for the decisions of the government of the United States. Let's see Democracy in action and let Americans vote with their checkbooks. If they did, this war would be over VERY fast because the real cost would then be felt immediately!

I vote NO and want to bring the troops home NOW from both wars!