Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.~This is a natural extension of requiring men to register for selective service.
~All Americans should share the burdens of conducting a war.
~If people won’t pay for it, they shouldn’t be conducting it.
~Paying now is better than indenturing our children with massive debt.
~War should not be possible without at least some daily awareness of its costs.
~This might encourage clearer goals and a speedier resolution.
~We have to pay for the war somehow, isn’t this the most fiscally responsible way?
Links:
Pay as you fight (Politico)
Time for a war tax (Tax.com)
Historical perspective: sacrifice and surcharge (Tax History.com)
Some dems propose tax surcharge (USA Today)
Obey’s war tax (Time)
David Obey’s war tax (Economist)
Obey wants Obama to pay for troop increase (ABC)
Hoyer signals support for war tax (CNS News)
“Share The Sacrifice Act of 2010”
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