A New War SurTax - a Brilliant Idea!

A couple of Midwest congressmen (one is a US Senator) are proposing a new surtax on the "rich" (people making over $200 or $250K) to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is not a secret that wealthy people tend to be more conservative in their political preferences, and hence are more likely to support those totally unnecessary wars which they sincerely believe or hypocritically proclaim to be protecting our "safety." I totally agree that we need to invite weatlhy war supporters to put their money where their mouth is, and hope that all of a sudden they will realize that all those wars do exactly what they were meant to do - that is not to fight terrorism, not to "keep America safe", but to enrich a bunch of companies (and kill a few hundred thousand of Iraqis and Afghans in the process - but who cares and who counts, right?). Meanwhile, I hope that high US earners who do not support these wars will start to think seriously about emigrating from the US. Maybe this in turn will send a message to our government. The more I think about it, the more New Zealand appeals to me. Read the whole story here.