THE REST OF US SHOULD JUST FALL IN BEHIND THE MILITARY: SEN. LEIBERMAN
From The Hill–Lieberman: Congress should consider war tax: Congress should consider a wartime surtax to fund a troop surge in Afghanistan, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Wednesday. Lieberman, a centrist who allies himself with Democrats but who often stakes out hawkish stances on defense issues, said lawmakers should examine a surtax.
“Generally speaking, if you feel that a war is worth fighting…then you’ve got to be willing to pay for it,” Lieberman said during an appearance on MSNBC. “I wouldn’t hold it up because of a failure to pay for it, but, to me, we have to be open to adopting some kind of taxes to pay for the additional expenditures for the effort the president announced last night in Afghanistan.” READ MORE…
Posted: December 3rd, 2009 under LA Topics, The Mario Solis-Marich Show.
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