Do We Need a Special Tax for the War on Terrorism?
I have this cousin who is a real national security hawk. When he pays his federal income taxes every year, he writes on the check–on the "for" line in the bottom left-hand corner–exactly what he wants his tax dollars spent on. One year he wrote, "B-2 bomber." Another year it was "Strategic Defense Initiative." I couldn't help thinking of him when I heard Sen. Joseph Lieberman suggesting that Congress should consider creating a tax to fund America's war on terrorism. During a Senate hearing yesterday, the Connecticut Democrat said:
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