August 10th, 2011

Bearing the Cost of War

Why the U.S. Should Raise Taxes—Just As it Has in Previous Conflicts

Most Americans have made no sacrifices at all for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The burden should be shared. It’s long past time for Congress to enact a wartime tax, something it’s done in almost every war in the past, says James Wright. Read more here.

  1. scdub reblogged this from foreignaffairsmagazine and added:
    SERIOUSLY. JUST RAISE THE DAMN TAXES, PLEASE.
  2. andrewxnguyen reblogged this from foreignaffairsmagazine and added:
    Seems ridiculous we had tax cuts when starting wars.
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    Or, y’know, we could just, get out of...Middle East. That too has been
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