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DirkGently

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46. Tax this shit to the wealthy. Hear the brakes squeal.

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 04:29 PM

Sep 2013

If the wealthiest corporations and individuals had to pay a specific, non-dodgeable tax for each of these extra-legal, pre-emptively self-defensive, message-sending "regime change" adventures, it would be over tomorrow.

Suddenly there would be no moral obscenity. There would be no red lines. There would be only the deafening silence of erstwhile war hawks losing their enthusiasm for anything for which they, rather than everyone else, bore the risks, costs, and tradeoffs.

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There's always money for war [View all] neverforget Sep 2013 OP

K&R DJ13 Sep 2013 #1

Absolute truth. 99Forever Sep 2013 #2

Amen--it's just "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." nt raccoon Sep 2013 #39

And they want to cut Social Security, Medicare, Food Stamps, Aid to dependent Families and a whole RC Sep 2013 #3

It's rather depressing the priorities and justifications we use for action and inaction neverforget Sep 2013 #5

Follow the money. No "War For Profit." blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #4

If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba Sep 2013 #6

We shouldn't be bickering about money when the issue involves morality Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #7

Exactly! Budget Sequestration. tecelote Sep 2013 #8

Or the debt limit neverforget Sep 2013 #27

Maybe we should tell the Republicans Enthusiast Sep 2013 #42

Public funded elections, one day..I hope. n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #9

That would go a long ways towards to fixing neverforget Sep 2013 #13

It is so painfully obvious, isn't it? n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #14

It sure is. neverforget Sep 2013 #23

The MIC needs to be shut down. Zero dollars to Department of Defense/Homeland Security Billy Love Sep 2013 #10

All Too True - The US Is Great At Destroying Things - Not So Good At Building For The Long Term cantbeserious Sep 2013 #11

That is precisely what this whole "crisis" is about. Feeding the military-industrial complex. JDPriestly Sep 2013 #12

You and me both! neverforget Sep 2013 #25

BINGO ! pangaia Sep 2013 #15

just wait, the reTHUGS will vote to pay for it by defunding the affordable care act aka Obamacare spanone Sep 2013 #16

they'll get their pound of flesh somehow. neverforget Sep 2013 #18

K&R! Phlem Sep 2013 #17

That's because.. sendero Sep 2013 #19

It sure is. The MIC is far too powerful. neverforget Sep 2013 #22

The simplicity of your statement is so true Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #20

K&R nt avebury Sep 2013 #21

This needs kicked mick063 Sep 2013 #24

yup our priorities are all fucked up gopiscrap Sep 2013 #26

priorities? Supersedeas Sep 2013 #58

With Afghanistan winding down and the sequester cramping DOD expenditures... soryang Sep 2013 #28

Keeping near the top. mick063 Sep 2013 #29

Thank you! I'm heading to bed now. neverforget Sep 2013 #30

If they REALLY want war, RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #31

How about a "war tax" levied exclusively on the 1%? DirkGently Sep 2013 #38

Which is why the Republicans might go along with it durablend Sep 2013 #32

if they see an opportunity to screw the little guy, it'd be neverforget Sep 2013 #33

We are a country that doesn't take care of it's own citizens. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #34

All the arguments to cut Social Security have failed because of this. mick063 Sep 2013 #35

Halliburton recieved $40 Billion pjt7 Sep 2013 #36

Couldn't have anything to do with the fact that war spending largely benefits the 1%, DirkGently Sep 2013 #37

damn straight it's the 1%. they are the puppet neverforget Sep 2013 #41

Tax this shit to the wealthy. Hear the brakes squeal. DirkGently Sep 2013 #46

There is no talk of a dollar tag for this let alone paying for it. neverforget Sep 2013 #50

A budget is, first and formost.... Wounded Bear Sep 2013 #40

pretty much. neverforget Sep 2013 #45

And, there's always the MIC and politicians eager to cash in. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #43

Yup, they are the only people who stand to benefit from a war with Syria. Initech Sep 2013 #44

If it was about the people of Syria, we'd been outraged about the previous 100,000 deaths. neverforget Sep 2013 #47

More innocents will be killed pjt7 Sep 2013 #48

Has to be on the first page. mick063 Sep 2013 #49

You're right, nobody will ask how we will pay for it n/t doc03 Sep 2013 #51

I haven't heard a peep about it. neverforget Sep 2013 #52

Drizzle drazzle druzzle drome. Time for this one to come home. mick063 Sep 2013 #53

It is sad. roamer65 Sep 2013 #54

our priorities are messed up. neverforget Sep 2013 #56

K&R liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #55

Back to the top mick063 Sep 2013 #57

Not enough money to strengthen Social Security. mick063 Sep 2013 #59

Yeah and that is disgusting. neverforget Sep 2013 #60

OP title of the year mick063 Sep 2013 #61

A most important message. mick063 Sep 2013 #62

Cannot be forgotten. mick063 Sep 2013 #63