The government needs the money to make up for all the weapon systems they’ve lost to America’s enemies in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen.
I’m a proponent of the war surtax on every individual and business when we have troops in combat. It should be mandatory and required. It needs dedicated to paying down debt and funding our forays and the needs of vets that can often last many decades after the war ends..
It has become too easy for politicians to get us into wars on a credit card, and using a volunteer military. I also support a draft for many of the defense functions (from KP to truck drivers) that are being outsourced to private contractors that much more expensive. . The draft would get youth off the streets and turn them into productive citizens. All Americans need to a dog in the fight.