i see absolutly nothing in your email that i am not in
agreement with. a war tax is a definate thing to look
into.
here is a definate problem with bush. he never would
veto a spending bill no matter how much lard was put
in by the then repubican congress. i think that hurt
them as much as the war. but who knows for sure. my
guess is as good as anyones or as bad as anyones.
--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Sorry, I hit the send button, and realized I'd left
> the post unfinished.
>
> Ken and Mike,
> >
> > I've also thought that some form of national
> service would be a good
> > thing. I'd think that something like VISTA or the
> Peace Corps could be a
> > viable option for those who are philosophically
> opposed to, or otherwise
> > unsuited for military service. Soon after I
> graduated from college, and
> > was looking for a job with a degree in political
> science, I got the card
> > from the Army that said "We Want You!" and the
> followup phone call from the
> > local recruiter. I talked to him on the phone and
> didn't tell him about my
> > disabilities (they aren't apparent in my speech).
> We set up an appointment
> > to talk more, and he was shocked when I came into
> his office in my chair.
> > We talked for a while, and he told me how to
> investigate civilian
> > opportunities with the Army. I thanked him, and
> asked him if I still got
> > the free T-Shirt. He said that I'd get it in the
> mail in a couple of
> > weeks. I did, and still use a part of it as a
> cleaning rag, after I
> > couldn't wear it anymore. Either it shrunk, I
> grew, or a combination of the
> > two things happened. I think it's more likely the
> last two things.
> >
> > I also think that there needs to be some mechanism
> to pay for the war
> > other than continuing to cut into social and
> educational programs. I serve
> > on the advisory council for our state Tech Act
> project, and funding for that
> > has gotten rolled into the war funding bill that
> recently passed both Houses
> > of Congress with the provision for the US to be
> out of Iraq by the end of
> > 2008. President Bush has promised to veto this,
> if it comes to his desk
> > with the provision that we ar out of Iraq by the
> end of next year. I
> > actually agree with that, because I don't see Iraq
> being stable by that time
> > on it's own. I wish that weren't the case, but
> all my wishes, and Nancy
> > Pelosi's, and Dick Cheney's and George Bush's
> won't make it so. That being
> > said, I think continuing the present tax cuts is a
> bad idea. the
> > Pay-as-you-go (paygo) policy that was instituted
> under George HW Bush, and
> > continued under Clinton was a good philosophy, and
> is one that should have
> > been continued by the present administration.
> >
> > With the number of service people who are
> returning with disabilities,
> > funding for Tech Act projects and other disability
> related services is going
> > to be very necessary. From what we've seen at
> Walter Reed, I don't think we
> > can count on the Department of Veteran's Affairs
> to handle these needs
> > well.
> >
> >
> > On 3/27/07, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I agree that some form of civil service should
> be mandatory for all
> > > citizens.
> > >
> > > ---- OrI agree iginal message ----
> > > >Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:32:17 -0700
> > > >From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Subject: Re: Some say US citizens need a war
> tax or a call to national
> > > service.
> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > >
> > > >this is interesting. do you agree or disagree?
> > > >
> > > >--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <
> [log in to unmask]>
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Interesting piece from the Christian Science
> Monitor
> > > >> on the war.....
> > > >>
> > > >> *Few Americans share Iraq war's sacrifices*
> > > >>
> > > >> *By Gordon Lubold* | Staff writer of The
> Christian
> > > >> Science Monitor
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> *WASHINGTON***
> > > >>
> > > >> Ask Navy corpsman Adam Shepherd what he wants
> > > >> Americans to know about his
> > > >> service in Iraq and he says it boils down to
> one
> > > >> thing. "Just don't forget
> > > >> that we sacrificed a lot to be out here,"
> says the
> > > >> medic, stationed at Camp
> > > >> Taqaddum, Iraq.
> > > >>
> > > >> It's a sentiment that many servicemen and
> women
> > > >> express. Five years after
> > > >> President Bush declared war on Islamic
> extremism,
> > > >> the military has lost
> > > >> 3,599 troops and spent $503 billion in Iraq
> and
> > > >> Afghanistan. Yet unlike past
> > > >> wars, even unpopular ones, most Americans
> have
> > > >> contributed little directly.
> > > >> Tire and paper drives of World War II are a
> dim
> > > >> memory. An increasingly
> > > >> narrow slice of the population serves in the
> > > >> military.
> > > >>
> > > >> Now, a growing number of observers question
> whether
> > > >> Americans should make
> > > >> some kind of sacrifice for what Bush himself
> calls
> > > >> the "decisive ideological
> > > >> struggle of our time." Despite the billions
> spent on
> > > >> defense, which
> > > >> represents 4 percent of the gross domestic
> product,
> > > >> many inside the
> > > >> administration and conservatives outside it
> believe
> > > >> it's time to spend more.
> > > >> But raising defense spending at a time when
> > > >> Americans are frustrated with
> > > >> the Iraq war is problematic. It also raises
> > > >> questions for the growing number
> > > >> of Americans who don't support the
> president's war
> > > >> strategy. So what should
> > > >> citizens do – if anything – to support US
> troops?
> > > >>
> > > >> Aside from sending care packages or
> volunteering to
> > > >> help those in uniform,
> > > >> Americans seem to have no ready answers.
> > > >>
> > > >> All this comes at a time when lawmakers,
> analysts,
> > > >> and many current and
> > > >> former military officials blame Bush for
> failing to
> > > >> mobilize the nation by
> > > >> calling on Americans to join the military or
> > > >> creating national service
> > > >> programs or even raising additional resources
> to
> > > >> help pay for the war
> > > >> effort. Instead, he has doled out tax cuts
> and
> > > >> suggested Americans can be
> > > >> true patriots by keeping the economy going
> strong.
> > > >>
> > > >> Says one retired general: "Marines are at
> war,
> > > >> America is at the mall."
> > > >>
> > > >> The president has also asked for patience as
> > > >> challenges to the war effort
> > > >> have mounted – a different kind of sacrifice
> that
> > > >> the public and Congress
> > > >> seems increasingly unwilling to make.
> > > >>
> > > >> Americans would be willing to sacrifice in
> real ways
> > > >> if they were asked,
> > > >> says Fred Kagan, a senior analyst at American
> > > >> Enterprise Institute, a
>
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