Beto O’Rourke proposes ‘War tax’ on non-military households

[Morphine Prince 109,683]

(CNN) - Non-military households would pay a "war tax" to help cover the health care of veterans of newly-authorized wars under a plan Beto O'Rourke's campaign unveiled Monday.

O'Rourke is also calling for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with half the money currently being spent there redirected to programs for veterans of those wars.

Money collected through the "war tax" -- which he is proposing for future wars -- would go into a new trust fund for veterans established at the outset of each war.

Households making less than $30,000 per year would pay $25; those making less than $40,000 would pay $57; those making less than $50,000 would pay $98; those making less than $75,000 would pay $164; those making less than $100,000 would pay $270; those making less than $200,000 would pay $485; and those making more than $200,000 would pay $1,000.

 

[Morphine Prince 109,683]

Or how about they just slash that military budget? 

Not to mention this wouldn’t even be an issue if we had universal healthcare. 

[FABian 852]

Lol? As if the budget wasnt enough ...?

[Woolfsmck 2,763]

Utopian politics...

Great idea for some,  ignore the cause and effect of such actions. 

[Antoni 5,332]

38 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

Or how about they just slash that military budget? 

Not to mention this wouldn’t even be an issue if we had universal healthcare. 

[Pacify Him 9,073]

[Born To Slay 10,996]

This is actually the dumbest thing ever. 

[Dominic 11,922]

1 hour ago, Morphine Prince said:

Or how about they just slash that military budget? 

Not to mention this wouldn’t even be an issue if we had universal healthcare. 

/endthread 

[Kevbev 498]

Lol bye, Beto.

[PunkTheFunk 125,703]

He can invade me anytime

[PartySick 172,545]

Um no.

Way to drop from my 5th choice to like my 10th. We already pay way too much to fund wars. You want to take care of the people you guys send to war? Slash the nearly trillion dollar military budget.

[Woolfsmck 2,763]

28 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Um no.

Way to drop from my 5th choice to like my 10th. We already pay way too much to fund wars. You want to take care of the people you guys send to war? Slash the nearly trillion dollar military budget.

No candidate has addressed apending yet.

[imnotyourbabe10 6,120]

Neoliberal ideology at its "finest"

How about those plans that Bernie and Warren have been articulating on their campaign trail?  Student debt forgiveness (Sanders), reparations for same-sex couples (Warren); not to mention they both want to take on Wall Street.  There are more plans and topics -- just highlighting a few.

Screw funding wars this way (Beto) or "progressive" Christianity and war advocate (Pete).  I'm still feeling the Bern!  Or homegirl Warren!

[Othon 34,299]

1 minute ago, Woolfsmck said:

No candidate has addressed apending yet.

Sanders has proposed drastically cutting the military budget multiple times over the last several years, including last month.

[Woolfsmck 2,763]

4 minutes ago, OG Gaga Stan said:

Sanders has proposed drastically cutting the military budget multiple times over the last several years, including last month.

K