“There are those who feel that Norquist has single handedly done more damage to our military with his NO NEW TAXES pledge that has been done by Al Qaida, ISIL and other terrorist groups.”
Wow. That’s not conservatism.
As we know, tax cuts increase revenues to the Treasury because more people are more motivated to work. Less welfare outflow, more taxable economic activity. This has been proved every time it is tried.
So only an uninformed right winger or a leftist would suggest tax cuts are bad for the military.
“No new taxes” forces the congress to cut spending elsewhere to get more funds to the military. And there is plenty of waste to cut, starting with Obamacare and working backwards from there. If they could simply raise taxes, there would be no impetus to cut. And without a strong motivation, nothing will ever be cut.
I guess I’m just prejudiced because I have had a son in 82nd Airborne and Special Forces who has served in Gulf War 1 and two tours in Afghanistan, who is still serving. And now my grandson has enlisted.