Democrat O'Rourke proposes 'war tax' on
affluent U.S. families without military members
Reuters,
by
Tim Reid
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
6/24/2019 2:48:16 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Monday proposed taxing affluent American families who do not have members in the U.S. military as a way to fund healthcare for veterans. The former congressman from Texas unveiled a plan for military veterans that includes a "war tax," in which taxpayers who earn over $200,000 a year would pay $1,000 in a new tax for each war embarked on by the United States. O'Rourke, who did not serve in the military but sat on the House of Representatives Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees, said the tax would be levied on households without
Reply 1 - Posted by:
seamusm 6/24/2019 2:55:03 PM (No. 105703)
Most of the military ventures of the last century have NOT been official 'wars'. What a stupid idea but who's surprised.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Lazyman 6/24/2019 2:55:48 PM (No. 105704)
Treating people differently seems to be a main objective of the Dims.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 6/24/2019 2:57:56 PM (No. 105707)
God, save us from morons.
Was going to say this is unconstitutional, but that never stops a Democrat. They believe the law is whatever they want it to be.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
SALady 6/24/2019 3:00:35 PM (No. 105712)
AOC came on the scene, and she gets constant press coverage by saying evil and stupid things.
All the other Demon-Rats are jealous, and are trying to follow her playbook. Beto-the-faux-Mexican has come up with some doozies. I don't know if this one is more evil or more stupid. It's a close call!!!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
vesparado1 6/24/2019 3:08:18 PM (No. 105724)
Reduce the pay of each and every elected Democrat who has not served in the military by $100 for every veteran seeking medical treatment.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
dman 6/24/2019 3:21:15 PM (No. 105731)
Yet Robert Francis and his Democrat comrades whine, scream, and wail against President Trump imposing tariffs on foreign imports to help pay for the trade wars being waged on us. Consumers of dumped foreign goods should also be "taxed" to pay for these trade wars.
What hypocrisy!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 6/24/2019 3:30:33 PM (No. 105744)
These democrat debates will truly be something to behold. Trump landslide in all 57 states.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
gramma b 6/24/2019 3:37:04 PM (No. 105750)
Affluent families are already being fleeced.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Daisymay 6/24/2019 3:51:09 PM (No. 105761)
I have an ides for this guy (who is dumber than a Box of Rocks(! How about we take the money we pay to take care of all the ILLEGALS in our country and use it to take care of the Citizens of our country who actually put their lives on the line to defend our country. Jeesh! Every time I sign on to Lucianne I read something so stupid I want to pitch my Laptop across the room.! Where did these Idiots come from?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Clinger 6/24/2019 4:15:41 PM (No. 105773)
Hey Bob. National defense is and always has been the #1 priority of the Federal government. The Feds tax 17% of GDP, up from 8% before WWII. Why don't you figure out why we have been on a WWII war footing spending spree in perpetuity and get back to us before asking for more money. And before you waste time blaming it on perpetual war, please prepare your proportionality comparison.
Classic government malfeasance. Spend on BS then come asking for more with a sob story about top priorities not being addressed.
Then Bob, we can have the discussion about how any attempt to squeeze more out of us will result in less. You see Bob, since we maxed out at 17% when we turn the knob up on taxes the the flow of money declines due to economic contraction. When we dial back the money flows in more. You want more turn the knob to the left. Sure at some point as you keep turning you'll pass the point of maximum return but we haven't seen that in so long we have no idea where that is anymore.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
stablemoney 6/24/2019 5:04:30 PM (No. 105803)
Leftists must always take from others in order to do their great works. Look at all the people we have fed, they say. Sure, but look at all the food you have stolen from the rest of the people.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
dbdiva 6/24/2019 5:51:24 PM (No. 105833)
Gotta love the Dims.... no one is as good as thinking INSIDE the box than they are. Their solution ti every problem is to create a tax or raise a tax.They're one trick ponies. And I'm guessing there will be loopholes galore to allow people like Beto and cronies to avoid paying it.
Besides many families who make 200,000 a year may not consider themselves affluent if they have a number of kids to support and put through school.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
JrSample 6/24/2019 6:02:21 PM (No. 105841)
...or we could put a tax on idiot politicians who want to raise taxes.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
MickTurn 6/24/2019 6:08:33 PM (No. 105845)
Hey BUTO, why not tax money going from the USA back to Mexico?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mort 6/24/2019 6:12:05 PM (No. 105850)
I will never vote for a Democrat again. They are all completely nuts
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Kowgirl 6/24/2019 6:28:39 PM (No. 105867)
Ditto #s 9, 16, and 20. Get woke, go broke.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Kowgirl 6/24/2019 6:30:01 PM (No. 105870)
Oops ... above comment accidently poasted in wrong thread ... sorry!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
IowaMarinesDad 6/24/2019 7:53:03 PM (No. 105914)
I’m ahead of you #16. I took that oath after what they did to Brett Kavanaugh.
Never again at the national, state or even local level.
I posted my thoughts on FB and didn’t get a single negative reply. Maybe people feel the same as I do.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
EQKimball 6/24/2019 8:06:44 PM (No. 105923)
Evidently he has never heard of the equal protection clause, but most Democrats do not care about the Constitution anyway.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
QueenVictoria 6/24/2019 11:57:47 PM (No. 106005)
Why are any respectable news outlets giving any credence to these attention-seeking plans of any of the Dims???
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
PChristopher 6/25/2019 1:03:30 AM (No. 106031)
This nutbag is just out of control. Let him rave on so that men may know him mad.
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This clown is really off his rocker. Proposal would undoubtedly be unconstitutional on many grounds.