For the good of the country, we must raise taxes. We should have never lowered taxes, but GWB had to give the cheap-bastards that have called themselves Republican for the last 60 years a frickin' bone, so it's semi-understandable.
When it comes becomes un-understandable, is when Bush didn't repeal those tax cuts on September 12th. By September 12th, we all knew that we had just stepped into a war. We knew we needed to spend billions in foreign operations and homeland operations. It was the perfect time to call for a withdrawl of the tax cuts and seriously who would have complained?
Every day since September the 12th is another day that has passed that we should have raised taxes. Why must we raise taxes?
Because we are in a new kind of war, a war without an end.
Because our health care system is in ruins and over 40 million AMERICAN CITIZENS can not get proper health care because they are un-insured.
Because social security will be a problem and private accounts are not a solution.
Because are education system is fallig farther and farther away from the American ideal, each and every day. It was just announced that they are cutting pell grants by a substantial amount, this is un-acceptable.
Because China is positioning itself to become a leading world super-power. Which is all fine and dandy by me is the U.S. would accept it, no reason to be #1, other then that the U.S. will not except it. And an arms race coupled with terrorism will quickl cripple whatever of America we have left.
Because we must secure are borders.
Because we are now in a war that's ramifications will be even worse if we go.
Because medicare is in shambles.
Now I understand that many Americans have lost there jobs and higher taxes would cripple them, but that is why it is time for our goverment to tell the people that made there money because they lived in this great country, to suck up and give some money for our great country. America is greater then the Republican or Democratic party and America must come first, not re-election.
We must tell our representatives that enough is enough and it is time to RAISE TAXES.
Note: I know this is political suicide, but I have faith in the American people. But then again, November 2nd, 2004 ring a bell to anyone?