Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke has unveiled a proposal for a progressive new "war tax" on non-military American households, as part of a broader plan aimed at providing better support for veterans.
What are the details?
The O'Rourke campaign unveiled the former Texas congressman's four-pronged plan on Monday, wherein he calls for the establishment of a new Veterans Health Care Trust Fund for each war the U.S. fights. Each trust fund would be accompanied by a "war tax" that would be "levied on households without current members of the Armed Forces or veterans of the Armed Forces."
The announcement reads, "This modest tax would be implemented on a progressive basis, with taxpayers who make over $200,000 per year (adjusted gross income) paying $1,000 in a new tax for each war." Politico reported that the war taxes would start at "$25 for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes below $30,000."
Reuters noted that O'Rourke "did not specify what types of war, or the scale and origins of the wars, on which the tax would be levied."
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Pure discrimination. Sorry O'Dork, it will not work!
ReplyDeleteAdious O'Dork!
What about the over 20 trillion spent on the war on poverty? Who's paying for that, Bob?
ReplyDeleteThis guy is a moron - just trying to fleece the taxpayers!
ReplyDeleteMany years ago we had "War-Bonds" and people voluntarily contributed - with a fulfilled promise of return on their investment.
Patriots implemented and supported this effort - the socialist Democrats force you to contribute (unless you're not a net producer...leech!).
I'd gladly pay a "Wall Tax". I'm confident it would help our country save money in the long run.
ReplyDeleteYes, our Veterans and family should be compensated for the Freedom we enjoy. However, the Government (Dems) would find a way to use it for illegals or something else .
DeleteGeez, take someone's else's money to pay for something you want. Vets don't agree with this.It's called freedom. What a dumb ass.
ReplyDeleteCan't do this. People can't even afford to get ID's so they can vote. Now you want to make them pay another tax?
ReplyDeleteNorthwest Woodsman: Please help me! Are there any sane, rational Marxist democrats? In my estimation, all of them are nuts.
ReplyDeleteThen I propose I don’t pay education tax then since I never had children and am now retired
ReplyDeleteGreat.......so I propose I don’t pay school education taxes since I never had children.
ReplyDeleteGreat.....then I can stop paying the education / school tax since I do not have children and am now retired.
ReplyDeleteHe can go suck eggs.
ReplyDeleteYou can tell he has been spoiled his whole life and doesn't have a clue about the real world.
ReplyDeleteIf the commenters knew how US Dollars are created they would have a heart attack.
ReplyDeleteThe government simply debases the currency every year by printing more of it and spending it.
That's why other Countries don't want to sell their natural resources in exchange for US Dollars.
So the US Military bombs the Country.
Then the exchange of worthless US Dollars for natural resources commences.
Get it?