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30. Being a pacifist and also against borrowing from China for any reason, I was all for a war tax

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 09:22 PM

Jun 2015

long before I dreamed Sanders or anyone like him would run for President. We had a war tax to fund WWII and rightfully so.

To me, blood is infinitely more important than treasure, but both are important. We are visiting our debts on future generations, even as we visit our environmental sins on them.

Since Vietnam, we've eliminated the draft and all but eliminated war news coverage. We've made war all but invisible to the general public, with government carefully managing news of it. Instead of serving their function as watch dogs of government, corporate media allows government to manage news and enables its selling of wars to the public. We also raid Social Security to pay for wars, which is extremely unfair to elders and the disabled.

A war tax would ameliorate both the ability of the public to ignore war and the debts we run up because of wars and I could not agree more with it.

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Bernie Sanders Proposes War Tax on Millionaires. Plans to add Amendment to Republican Budget [View all] sabrina 1 Jun 2015 OP

Why not? KansDem Jun 2015 #1

Oh hell yes BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #2

Heh ...that should piss off the repukes ...and Hillary. L0oniX Jun 2015 #3

*word* 99Forever Jun 2015 #5

\/\/ O O T L0oniX Jun 2015 #6

Ah damn, this was an idea that I had months ago that I put on posts here... cascadiance Jun 2015 #4

well, there was an interview posted that he knows about DU. :-) nt antigop Jun 2015 #55

Brilliant ideas! JDPriestly Jun 2015 #62

Is that the same Millionaire Tax he wanted to use for free College tuition? brooklynite Jun 2015 #7

I don't know, it seems to be getting a very enthusiastic response. And it's something Progressives sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #8

It would be interesting to be able to chose where our tax money goes yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #52

Yes, we should have a say, especially when it comes to WAR. I remember this being sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #71

The difference should be that this has a sunset clause once the war Exilednight Jun 2015 #10

no cali Jun 2015 #15

"is a bad way to build support." SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #22

Then they better lobby against wars to keep more of their money. nt NewSystemNeeded Jun 2015 #35

Boy are you mixed up. You want him to "play the game", the game where the billionaires rhett o rick Jun 2015 #44

again, support from whom? nt G_j Jun 2015 #47

No. The tuition plan will cover tuition costs by initiating a... LanternWaste Jun 2015 #56

Different millionaires tax..... daleanime Jun 2015 #64

Can we double it for those who profit directly from Lockheed Martin and company? K&R Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #9

I'm much more radical than Bernie on this. I would also give a tax BREAK to those who rightfully sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #19

I love these ideas. They want war so much? Then they should fund it. Personally. calimary Jun 2015 #21

"YOU FIRST!!!!!" SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #24

Cheney is a good shot afterall ut oh Jun 2015 #28

Yeah! Their terrorists cut your head off. Our terrorist shoots you in the face. calimary Jun 2015 #46

The old MuseRider Jun 2015 #51

Meanwhile, to qualify for certain types of Social Security supplements, Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #29

How is that not collective punishment? Seriously, if I am wrong I would like to know how so. Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #32

It boggles my mind Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #33

Yes. They need that. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #11

K&R! Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #12

Thats what madokie Jun 2015 #13

Let the warmakers pay for their own filthy wars! Yay, Bernie! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #14

If the rich have so much more political power, via Citizens United mindwalker_i Jun 2015 #16

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #17

K & R Thespian2 Jun 2015 #18

Also, draft the kids of the One Percent. kairos12 Jun 2015 #20

Hey, romney's got FIVE of them. All healthy, all strong and vigorous, all coddled and spoiled, calimary Jun 2015 #23

And bring back the FUCKING DRAFT!!!! Hotler Jun 2015 #25

Even if there was a draft, Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #31

YES! Dammit YES! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #26

So will we get a aspirant Jun 2015 #27

I watched Bernie in Iowa on video and you cannot NOT be impressed with his knowledge of the sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #49

Being a pacifist and also against borrowing from China for any reason, I was all for a war tax merrily Jun 2015 #30

It should have been years ago. These warmongering chickenhawk profiteers get away with murder, sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #38

Bernie is polite. merrily Jun 2015 #39

K&R. Yes please! Thank you Bernie! Overseas Jun 2015 #34

I wondered why they called him a "potential" candidate passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #36

I have no doubt that Republicans won't accept anything that hurts their warmongering profiteering sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #41

I agree passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #42

The Budget passed the Senate on May 5th I believe, in a 'non-binding' resolution. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #43

Feel the Bern!!!! K&R!!!! n/t Avalux Jun 2015 #37

Finally. They are always talking about the debt - let them pay it down - they are the ones who made jwirr Jun 2015 #40

Call it a war profit tax and go after Richard "Little Dick" Cheney first. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #45

Yes, it should definitely be applied to those who make money from war. A huge tax on war profits. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #48

There you go. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #50

K&R for common sense. Paine would be proud. nt raouldukelives Jun 2015 #53

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #54

I don't think this tax should just apply to millionaires Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #57

But if we target the millionaires first, they'll feel the pain we have been feeling... cascadiance Jun 2015 #58

Or maybe, as we wanted back when Bush was lying us into war, tax those who support it, give a tax sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #59

Damn, I love Bernie more every day lark Jun 2015 #60

I suspect that a number of us Punx Jun 2015 #61

I love this man. He has REAL ideas. nt dorkzilla Jun 2015 #63

I vote...Yes! SoapBox Jun 2015 #65

No Matter What Happens True Blue American Jun 2015 #66

He has upset the plans to make it another boring, uninspiring election where sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #67

Kick & super rec! Eom PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #68

This is wonderful news. It creates a coalition between peace groups and ows betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #69

This is getting Epic, and rather quickly (nt) Babel_17 Jun 2015 #70