Linda Bilmes

War and Taxes

Jim Worth | Posted 09.27.2011

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Jim Worth

The battle in Congress over taxes is -- historically -- unprecedented and unAmerican. We are in a time of war! Our government sent our young men and...

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A Robin Hood Tax to Pay for the Wars

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Naiman

Instead of just saying that the Bush tax cuts for the richest Americans should be allowed to expire, let's say that they should be allowed to expire and that the money saved shall be earmarked for the veterans trust fund.

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Joseph Stiglitz And Linda Bilmes: The True Cost Of The Iraq War

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Writing in these pages in early 2008, we put the total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion. This price tag dwarfed previous estim...

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