Dec 01 2009
Spratt Opposed to Afghan War Tax
In the House, Budget Committee chairman John Spratt on Tuesday (D-S.C.) said he would not support a tax because of the recession. Spratt said a measure introduced by Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) would do so.
“We don’t want to raise taxes, especially a surcharge on income taxes in the middle of a bad recession,” Spratt said on ABC News’ Topline webcast.
Wow, that’s the first in as long as I can remember. Spratt bucking his party and actually thinking about the interests of those he represents? I do have to ask though, if there is no war tax to continue funding the actions in Afghanistan, how does the Congressman intend we pay for it? Hopefully not more debt spending. This is the same man after all who chaired the House Budget Committee and put through a fiscal year budget with a historic $2 trillion debt.
How about canceling the remainder of the unspent non-stimulus money and using that? Although, that is all basically funded by debt too so that may not cut it either. I do agree with the Democrats who are calling for a funding mechanism for this continued war. Honestly, I am not that enamored with Obama’s decision to send more troops. If Obama was willing to do what was necessary to finally get the job done in Afghanistan I would be supportive of it, but he’s not. He’s weak and everyone knows it. We are going to spend a few more years there dicking around and pissing more of our money away and in the end the result will be no different than things are today. I put most of the blame, however, on George Bush. He had seven years to take care of business in Afghanistan and quite frankly if his administration had done their job we wouldn’t need to be having this discussion right now.
