Congress should also insist that wars be paid for in real time. - TopicsExpress



          

Congress should also insist that wars be paid for in real time. Levying special taxes, rather than borrowing, to finance “special appropriations” would compel the body politic to bear the fiscal burden — and encourage citizens to consider war-making a political choice they were involved in, not a fait accompli they must accept. Karl W. Eikenberry, a retired Army lieutenant general, was the United States commander in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2007 and the ambassador there from 2009 to 2011.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 06:12:15 +0000

Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015