A Voluntary Tax to Help Pay for the War in Iraq

Published: December 10, 2007, 11:47 am

Robert Naiman A Voluntary Tax to Help Pay for the War in IraqPosted December 10, 2007 10:40 AM (EST)Read More: Cost Of The War, David Obey, Iraq War, Taxes, Breaking Politics Newsstumbleupon :A Voluntary Tax to Help Pay for the War in Iraq digg: A Voluntary Tax to Help Pay for the War in Iraq reddit: A Voluntary Tax to Help Pay for the War in Iraq del.icio.us: A Voluntary Tax to Help Pay for the War in IraqIn October, Reps. Obey, Murtha, and McGovern said the government should levy a war surtax, the New York Times reported. They said they didn't expect Democratic leaders to embrace the tax proposal but said the goal was to "call the president's bluff on fiscal responsibility." The Times noted Bush had pledged to veto the children's health insurance bill because it would increase the cost of the program by $35 billion over five years - the cost of three months of operations in Iraq. * Email * Print * Comment"If this war is important enough to fight, then it ought

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