War Tax

Lawmakers From Both Parties Raise Concerns Over Afghan War Escalation

Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) voiced their concerns Sunday about the war in Afghanistan, it...

Jeff Muskus

Hoyer Fires Back At Cheney, Bush Administration: 'They Turned Tail'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Dick Cheney ought to look in the mirror before he accuses President Obama of weakness or indecision on Afghanistan, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ...

A War Tax: A Strategic, Fiscal and Political Imperative

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Abrams

Without a draft, and without a war tax, 99.9% of Americans do not have to sacrifice at all to continue the war. It is too easy for war to become, for 99.9% of us, more like a video game played out on television.

Democratic, Republican Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Afghan War Escalation

LA Times | Greg Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

The persistent skepticism from the president's own party, along with new doubts raised by Republicans who have generally supported broadening the conf...

Jason Linkins

Evan Bayh Burnishes His Fake Budget Hawk Persona

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the things we re-learned on Sunday is that Evan Bayh is a big fan of pretending that the cost of the war in Afghanistan doesn't ever need to be...

Jeff Muskus

Pelosi: House Dems Don't Support Afghan War Tax

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Despite ongoing concerns about the cost of troop escalation in Afghanistan, House leadership does not support a proposed tax to help pay for the war, ...

Carl Levin: Upper-Bracket Tax May Be Needed For Afghan War Cost

bloomberg.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, ...

How to pay for the next war

Donald Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Donald Cohen

President Obama announced that we would add 4,000 more troops to the 17,000 he already ordered to Afghanistan. In his address to Congress, he also ...

Democratic Leaders Squash "War Tax" Proposal

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

House Democratic leaders moved swiftly Tuesday to thwart a tax proposal that would pay for the Iraq war, seeking to avoid the label of "tax and spend ...