March 20th, 2008
Initial reports indicate that 32 people were arrested on Wednesday morning as part of protest to mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq.
As initially reported, the protesters blockaded the IRS building as a statement in protest of the use of tax dollars to fund the war. I am not sure how many […]
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March 18th, 2008
This week, the US marked the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. President Bush is expected in his remarks on tomorrow to confirm that the war in Iraq was necessary, saying, “Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision, and this is a fight America can and must win.”
He is also expected […]
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November 7th, 2007
There is no debate that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing U.S. taxpayers big bucks. The National Priorities Project has put the estimated cost of the war in Iraq alone at nearly $500 billion. The New York Times puts the figure at $1.2 trillion. Part of the discrepancy lies in […]
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October 23rd, 2007
While folks in Washington have seemingly come to terms with the idea that Blackwater might have killed some folks when they shouldn’t have, they are drawing the line where it hits Americans the hardest: cheating on taxes.
Rep. Henry Waxman (D - CA) has made public a letter from IRS to Blackwater from March (yes, […]
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October 5th, 2007
Some members of Congress have proposed a “war tax” to fight the increasing costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Opponents are crying “no more taxes” while others scramble to reconcile a budget spiraling out of control. So today’s question is:
Should Congress impose a war surtax in order to pay for the war? […]
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October 3rd, 2007
Or so say three senior House Democrats who have proposed an income tax surcharge to pay the $150 billion annual cost of operations in Iraq (and the $40 billion annual cost of operations in Afghanistan). Rep. David Obey (D-WI), John Murtha (D-PA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) introduced the bill, claiming that it is unfair […]
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July 6th, 2007
As the war in Iraq grows more unpopular, a new series of tax protests are gaining ground.
Protesting taxes in the US is nothing new - it hails back to Pre-Revolutionary War days and enjoyed a brief resurgence during the war in Vietnam. But until recently, there hasn’t been an organized movement that was considered […]
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