Support Our Troops- Approve $82 Billion for War

Published on February 15, 2005 By COL Gene In Politics

Congress needs to act quickly to approve The President's $81.9 Billion request to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This money should not be added to the deficit. Two suggestions to pay for this added expenditure are to rescind the tax cuts for the top two income brackets or make the $82 billion a loan. In no event should Congress increase the deficit which is estimated by President Bush at $ 427 Billion without this $81.9 Billion. It is time to STOP charging and start paying for what we spend! In every other war, the American taxpayers have been asked to pay the added cost of war by increasing taxes.

Comments (Page 2)

ParaTed2k

on Mar 07, 2005

Col Gene: Again, missing my point completely.

COL Gene

on Mar 07, 2005

My total income does not fall within the top 5% of all Americans. Where my retirement income falls compared with others drawing military retirement income has nothing to do with the issue!

Suspeckted

on Mar 07, 2005

How about a better system of military spending accountability. There has been great speculation that billions of dollars of the last approved budget can't be accounted for...they don't know where the money is or how it was spent not to mention the overcharging issues our nation is having with halliburton.

-suspeckted

COL Gene

on Mar 07, 2005

Great Idea. We should spend every dollar wisely. The private contracting increases the cost of providing services in combat areas. That is because of the higher salaries paid to the civilian workers then we pay to our military for doing the same job. We also have the profit to the companies providing the services. This was a BAD idea. Someone should tell Rummy and Bush!

ParaTed2k

on Mar 07, 2005

The whole government needs a good, "from God down" audit. Imagine what would happen if there was the government (including all the alphabet departments) were put through the same scrutiny as when the IRS audits a private citizens?

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