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Unemployment Insurance in a War Bill by David Swanson
BuzzFlash.net: published —
Authority: 462
Next week, the warfunding bill that was passed in June will come up for a final vote, as part of a larger military bill that is part of a still larger spending package. How would any member of Congress dare to vote against such a thing? Well, just in case any of them might begin to consider it, our congressional ...2 weeks ago -
Obey’s “Share our Sacrifice Act”: “Let those who worship the god of war, tithe to that god out of their own pockets”.
The Proud Political Junkie's Gazette —
Authority: 434
By: Marti Oakley ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (c) copyright 2009“Maybe congress and most especially Rep. Obey should submit a “get a conscience; honor your oath of office; honor the Constitution and serve the people who elected your sorry behind ” bill.”SHARE OUR SACRIFICE? HR 4130I would start here by asking who ...2 weeks ago -
Ben Nelson Introduces the United States War Bonds Act
S E N A T U S —
Authority: 555
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) has introduced the United States War Bonds Act . The legislation would “authorize the Treasury to issue and market War Bonds to the American people to help finance the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,” according to a press release . The US War Bonds Act of 2009 finds a precedent in ...2 weeks ago -
War Tax Is Dead
Capital Gains and Games —
Authority: 638
This is as close to a smackdown as you get on Capital Hill: Pelosi Dismisses Obey’s War Surtax Dec. 3, 2009, 12:11 p.m. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday shot down a proposal by House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) to impose a surtax to cover the costs of the Afghanistan war. ...3 weeks ago -
Ezra Klein...Youre Beautiful When Youre Angry
Capital Gains and Games —
Authority: 638
Ezra Klein totally unloaded yesterday on the deficit hawks who have been largely or completely silent on paying for the $30 BILLION its going to cost to send the additional troops to Afghanistan. Heres the money quote: ...this town is packed full of deficit hawks. Where are the editorial pages on this? Wheres ...3 weeks ago -
No More, Mr. President.
Night Bird's Fountain —
Authority: 117
President Barack Obama will try to sell his reasons to the American public tonight for adding 30,000 more troops, at a estimated cost of $1 million per year for each additional soldier sent , as part of a new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. Yet another mess left to the new administration when the last ...3 weeks ago -
Larson: In Defense of That War Surtax
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 153
Republicans are fuming at the thought, and some Democrats say it can’t pass in this stormy economic climate, but Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) today told CNN that a proposed war surtax is simply the fiscally responsible way to share the sacrifice of the country’s ongoing wars. The only people we’re asking to ...4 weeks ago -
Still No Appetite to Share the Burdens of War
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 153
Tax cuts in the middle of two wars are OK , but tax hikes to pay the freight of those wars would be irresponsible. That’s the message coming from Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), head of the Republican Study Committee, who told CNN this morning that a war surtax being proposed by Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.) is “as cynical ...4 weeks ago -
Shared Sacrifice is Code Speak for More Taxes
The Tax Lawyer's Blog —
Authority: 482
Here we go again. It seems never ending, doesn’t it, the innovative ways our leaders can concoct to tax Americans to death.Of course, they have no choice, they are spending money more recklessly than Charlie Sheen at a Beverly Hills nudie bar.This latest is from Kay Bell:Officially dubbed the Share the Sacrifice ...4 weeks ago
