Commentary on H.R. 4130, The Share the Sacrifice Act:
- Don't Mess With Taxes, "Pay as You Fight" War Surtax Introduced
- The Hill, GOP Lawmaker Would "Consider" War Tax as Last Resort
- NPR, A War Tax on the Rich?
- Politico, War Surtax: "Pay as You Fight"
- San Francisco Chronicle, Obey Wants War Surtax
- Time, Obey's War Tax
- UPI, Two Democrats Threaten "Tax for Troops"
- Wall Street Journal editorial, Obey's Afghan War Surtax
- Wall Street Journal Wealth Report, More Afghanistan Troops: Send the Bill to the Wealthy?
For an historical perspective, see War and Taxes.
5 responses to “Democrats Propose Afghanistan War Tax — “Pay As You Fight””
Democrats will soon regret overselling the fiction that all new spending can be financed by additional taxes on the rich. The state of California has tried that policy for decades, and the results are not pretty.
OK, but if we tried this before, we’d all be speaking German. Or perhaps, British English.
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…
War tax? Why stop there?
Kay Bell reports that some congresscritters are pushing a surtax to allegedly cover the war, with the catchy slogan “pay…