Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers.How about imposing some sort of "defense fee" on the 40%+ of Americans who don't pay any income tax and don't contribute dime one to the national defense of this country they enjoy? Shouldn't we all be in this together?
An “additional income tax to the upper brackets, folks earning more than $200,000 or $250,000,” could fund more troops, Levin, a Michigan Democrat, said in an interview for Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital With Al Hunt,” airing this weekend. White House Budget Director Peter Orszag has estimated that each additional soldier in Afghanistan could cost $1 million, for a total that could reach $40 billion if 40,000 more troops are added.
That cost, Levin said, should be paid by wealthier taxpayers. “They have done incredibly well, and I think that it’s important that we pay for it if we possibly can” instead of increasing the federal debt load, the senator said.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Tax Increase for Afghanistan
Once again the only solution a Democrat can come up with is "tax the rich":
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Seems like it would be mighty simple to quit giving money to illegals, that alone would probably save Billions of dollars.
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