Do Tax Cuts Help or Hurt U.S. Military?

[ColbertWatcher]

This article was posted http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=328939&mesg_id=328939">yesterday, but got disappeared in the rush of other news.

I am going to repost it, because it is important.

http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,158989,00.html">This War on Terror Doesn't Feel Very 'Global'

With all due respect, Mr. President, that's the whole idea behind taxation: the government spends the money it collects from the citizens for their collective benefit. For example, we could use those tax dollars to fund our troops in theater, to care for our wounded warriors, or to recruit and train new troops for future needs. These are not unreasonable expenditures by our government, especially if Americans want to continue to rely upon an all volunteer force for our military, defense, and natural disaster needs. Essentially, what appears to be "taking care" of a small segment of Americans in the short-term is really taking care of all Americans in the long-term.

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Meanwhile, the Department of Defense freely admits the need for a significant increase in mental health care providers for service members and wounded warriors. Physicians for Social Responsibility estimate the cost of care for our wounded warriors from OEF/OIF will equal or surpass the cost of the wars themselves.

[msongs]

1. the military gets money first to promote those onward christian soldiers values nt

[ColbertWatcher]

2. Under GOP, military gets cash after...

...private contractors.

Which of course are Christian (Blackwater, for instance)

[fenriswolf]

3. considering the grossly bloated military budget

(largest in the world, if you combine the 2-14 place countries in the "who spends the most on war" catagory you might get ours. we can definatly cut down on our spending. doesnt mean our troops have to suffer, take it out of research and production for WMD's.

[baldguy]

4. The US Military exists to serve the American people & protect our Constitution.

Not the other way around.

[razors edge]

5. It depends on the taxes you cut.

Personal income taxes pay the interest on the debt to the Federal Reserve for printing our money and loaning it to us, and nothing else.

The military spending comes from corporate taxes.

Treasury bonds cover the gaps for both.

Looting the treasury is the last official act of any government.