Who is willing to have $50 deducted from each pay check to help stay course in afghan and iraq wars??

Question

Obviously the taxes we pay are not enough since we are borrowing money currently and running deficits. So isnt the prudent practical thing to do to have a special tax levied against americans to pay for the wars??

and by the way....if we are serious about fighting in afgnanistan and iraq, shouldn't we have a draft to send more eager and fresh troops into the fray for victory?

Answer 1

I wouldn`t ... even if they pay me $50 every week, because innocent killing is murder. just compare how many civilians have been killed in those countries to how many insurgents have been killed.And remember none of these countries asked for our help, we invaded them..

Answer 2

$50 is nothing compared to the sacrifices our soldiers have made. I would give $100 per check to do my part to fight terrorists!!!!!

Answer 3

The federal reserve system made us a borrower nation. Once we came off the gold standard our fate was sealed. The difference is we are borrowing from China instead of the fed. Every single cent collected in taxes goes to pay our debt to the federal reserve. So if we gave more taxes it would go to the same place.

Answer 4

How about instead of the taxpayers digging deeper, the gov. stops paying for illegal aliens, health care and welfare etc. That cost more than the war. How about the gov. stop the pork  barrel spending-thats billions every year. How about the gov. reduce in size and stop paying people like obama and McCain who are on the campaign trail and not doing what they are paid to do. How about the gov. stop paying welfare and medicade to people who are capable of working. They would like everyone to think the war is what is ruining the economy, but dig deeper-its the gov. waste that is ruining the economy and the do nothing congress who sits and lets everything fall apart while they spend 1 1/2 days a week doing what they should be doing 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. How about the gov. award defense contracts to American companies instead of the French. How about the gov. stop our oil in Alaska from being sold in Japan instead of the US.

Answer 5

Draft, taxes, what for?  Aren't the rich paying the freight while the average American doesn't pay taxes anymore.

Answer 6

NOT ME

Answer 7

There is no need for a draft and your number is way off. How much are you paying for the bases in Korea,Japan,Germany,Diego Garcia,Great Britain,Cuba,Philippines, etc......