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[vicarz]

Support the troops!
How? By paying a "war on terrorism tax. I love it!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/pl_nm/usa_tax_terrorism_dc_1
Lieberman has proposed we actually pay for the war and support our troops with today's dollars, rather than dumping the burden onto our children and the children of our soldiers. I think this is a fascinating idea - if we believe in this war, if we "want to win," and if we really want to support the troops currently engaged, we should pay them now. Today.

I fully support supporting our troops through this "war on terror" tax. I think this should cover the budget trickerly going on right now, and should be expanded to include the domestic programs we are paying for. Much of homeland security could be paid for with this tax, and so could all those police drills (unless they're blowing up cartoon promotions in Boston). DC government has been saddled with millions of dollars in expenses due to heightened security the Federal Government demands. The citizens of DC who pay taxes should be reimbursed immediately so the funds can go to other domestic programs of the District's resident's choosing.

I think it would show the commitment of every red-blooded American when they show that they support all the programs to fight terror and provide security from terror by immediately sacrificing 10-20 cents on the dollar for this cause.

Comments

[telie13.livejournal.com]

I think we should tax the crap out of people who voted for Bush, after sending their kids off to Iraq that is...

[shadow27.livejournal.com]

Sheesh Joe musta had his tongue so far up Bush's rear he missed the memo "The home front is not to sacrifice anything because of this war."

Matter of fact tax cuts and continuous shopping are the key to our winning! Bush has said so many, many, many times.

A Terror Tax, is anti-American and will only embolden the terrorists!

[vicar.livejournal.com]

But we have...they just haven't realized it yet.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

I think too many people are giving up their civil rights under the misguided impression that "only the bad guys" will be stripped of their rights, and similarly they understand the costs they are really paying for this war. If they actually had to see the money this shit cost, perhaps the desire for a wall, for sending troops overseas to create terrorism, for funding Hali-corp...perhaps these things might not be tolerated so long. I suspect if people felt the affects today they'd request change.

[dnaspydir.livejournal.com]

Well, you know what they say... Those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it. The camps just happen to be outside the US for now.