Big Picture Thinking

[tufchic]

on the subject of tax cuts.... i support a tax which would be across the board, not just for the top 1-10% of the nation as well as reform of the tax code. this would create several positives 1) allow both small and big businesses to hire employees 2) relieve the government from social service spending since the vulnerable population would have more disposable income 3) give everyone more money to spend on consumer goods and thus give incentive for more business expansion. otherwise, the burden of this war and the deficit spending will fall on the middle and poorer economic classes. because someone has to pay for this war. war is not free!

i also think at a time of war, the price tag to re-build Iraq and maintain a force in Afghanistan, cutting taxes is a pre-mature idea. we have not yet officially won the war, neither have we won the peace. the states and local governments need more funding if they are to actually build up our own defenses here at home. state and local revenue is down at a time when spending for local defense should be up. emergency rooms are closing and SARS is not contained.

and back to the original topic of this post, i don't think we would even be entertaining the idea of war in Iraq if the number one export was say oranges. i just wish for once the motivations would be real. let's all just say it, "i love my SUV." the anti-terrorism deal is part true but would be better served by invading Saudi Arabia and Pakistan instead. that is where the majority of the 9-11 terrorists are from. the Al Qaeda started there.

i don't believe that bringing democracy to the region is the truth either. in the news, there are reports that they are considering bringing back Ahmed Chalabi, a controversial Iraqi National Congress leader who fled Iraq in 1958 to become leader after Saddam is gone. there is a twist for your knickers, replace a totalitarian regime with a crocked one. Chalabi was convicted of bank fraud in absentisa in Jordon and is not welcome in most of the middle east. but hey the Pentagon loves him. so much for democracy all. in all sarcasm, i suppose that the Pentagon can replace the mighty electoral college over here.

so before you fry bake and shoot me to death, i just want for once, someone to get up and say the truth and then give me the tax cut instead of rich america.