Hillary: Tax Hike Needed to Fight Iraq

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[finnman69]

Thursday Sept. 5, 2002; 12:32 p.m. EDT

Hillary: Tax Hike Needed to Fight Iraq

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton said Thursday that she supports raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to fight a war in Iraq, adding that the federal government also needs more money to fund homeland security.

"I think if we're in a war and we're thinking about expanding that war to Iraq, you know, the nation and particularly those of us who are in the top one to ten percent of our country's earners, we have to be willing to put our money where our mouths are," she told WABC Radio's John Gambling.

Mrs. Clinton said our homeland security force was also desperately in need of more spending.

"We've not yet put the money into our first responders and into security," she told WABC. "In fact, the firefighters and the police officers of our country have not been given the support from the federal government that they need when they answer the 9-11 call.

"When it comes to our homeland defenders, "she added, "I don't think we've made the commitment that we need to make yet."

Clinton said that the war on terrorism demanded a new set of budgetary priorities, telling WABC that the Bush tax cut threatened to put the nation back into "the deficit ditch."

"I didn't support the large tax cut because I thought that it was based on phony arithmetic," she said. "There's no way that you could make the numbers work."

Clinton said the same thing happened with the Reagan era tax cuts, complaining, "We've seen this before. This is what was done in the 1980's and it took about eight years to get out of the deficit ditch and to get a surplus so that we could be prepared for rainy days and even terrible tragedies like what happened to us on 9-11."

She continued to criticize the Bush tax cuts, arguing that the nation could no longer afford to be "throwing money" away.

"Now we're back into deficits. Our debt's going up," she noted. "And, yeah, we do have to make hard choices because, frankly, we should not be giving money or throwing money at anything that is not going to pay off."

The leading New York Democrat once again zeroed in on the Bush tax cut, telling WABC, "But here we're in a situation where the administration's only answer to everything that ails us is like the old fashioned medicine man, you know, tax cuts, tax cuts."

Then she made the case for a new war tax to fund an attack on Iraq:

"Well, I think if we're in a war and we're thinking about expanding that war to Iraq, you know, the nation, and particularly those of us who are in the top one to ten percent of our country's earners, we have to be willing to put our money where our mouths are."

The presidential hopeful said that the nation could not have the kind of security it needs if its leaders tried to "do that on the cheap."

"We all want a secure world," she observed. "We all want to be sure when we get on our airplane or our Amtrak that we're safe. Well, you know, you can't do that on the cheap. And you can't do it if you're running up deficits and not paying attention to the fiscal responsibility of the federal government."

[finnman69]

We all know that the military is not why she wants to raise taxes. There is plenty of $$4 around to pay for Iraq, just cut a few of Hillary's pet projects.

[taxcontrol]

So Hitlery wants a new tax. [yawn] Why am I not supprised.

[Frank_Discussion]

Nearly my exact response! I wonder how long it took her to cook this scheme up?

[BlazingArizona]

There is plenty of $ around to pay for Iraq...

There is - in Iraq. After the war, let's levy the Iraqi oil supply for terrorism reparations and to rebuild Iraqi commerce. When Iraqis have a Japan-style industrial base, they will lose interest in jihadism.

[rudehost]

But here we're in a situation where the administration's only answer to everything that ails us is like the old fashioned medicine man, you know, tax cuts, tax cuts

In contrast to Hillary's innovative solution of tax increases,tax increases,tax increases

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I'm starting to get the feeling that the RATS

1. Know we are going in.
2. Are trying to get on record with this position or that position for "I told you so" purposes later on.

In other words, I don't think most of what the scumbags are saying even they *really* mean, they're just positioning themselves for later on.

If I'm Iraq, this is probably the clearest possible indication that the thing is on, and is going to start getting real interesting, real soon.

My $.02.

[NEWwoman]

she supports raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to fight a war in Iraq

Does that include her??? There's that $8 Million book deal, she got paid in advance, which she hasn't written yet. Bill"s lecture circuit at $200K per speech ...

also, she's so gifted in investing in the futures market. Who else can turn $1K into $100K? Why doesn't she invest and raise the money herself for the war?

[bayareablues]

A preview of what's to come if she becomes president. A small preview.

[SevenDaysInMay]

I agree. Without exception, 110% tax on every dollar earned over $ 36,525/year and 100% tax on every former presidents' and all congressional pensions.

Surely the Chappasquaw can live on $100/day.

[chiefqc]

This worthless POS should start paying her own bills, get a job where she has to earn a living, live within a budget, pay her taxes, pay for doctors visits, but food, etc. in otherwords start paying her own way instead of living off the people of this great nation.

She does not have a clue, and could care less, what it take to live within a budget. She is in the correct place with an outlook like that, most elected officals think that all the money belongs to them even they don't earn any of it or try to live within a budget like the rest of the voters who put them there to do a job and not just talk and argue and do little or nothing.

[CT]

The only, and I mean only, tax increase I would consider right now is one to FIGHT HILLARY!

I'd consider it money well-spent.

[Fabozz]

"'And, yeah, we do have to make hard choices because, frankly, we should not be giving money or throwing money at anything that is not going to pay off.'"

I agree completely, Senatrix! So when can I expect you to abolish Social Security?

[finnman69]

$95 Billion in damge in NYC AND the cost of invading Iraq should easily be paid for by the Basra oil fields.

Let's just call it a tax on Saddam Hussein.

[TLBSHOW]

Hillary, why don't you take a hike you commie democrat witch!

[Dick Bachert]

Easy fix here:

1. The klintoons give up their very expensive SS protection;
2. Stop charging the SS rent on their pad in NY;
3. Repay the US for the costs of the impeachment hearings;
4. Give back all the stuff they and their lackeys looted while vacating the White House;
5. Repay the US for the costs to repair the damage their departing vandals did to the WH and (drum roll here)
6. The US should sell the scrapings from the old Oval Office carpet to a liberal feminazi sperm bank (where these morons would probably pay $100K to carry klintoon spawn to term). Should be PLENTY of dough for all the stuff Hitlery wants to do -- and more.

[cthusker77]

My thoughts exactly. Does she include her hubby or expect him to get a ride off because he was tortured? Wa. She's a slick one just like he is. She wants to throw in some of her worthless programs on a bill. What a scam artist! She scammed her way into the White House and into Congress. She's dangerous because she knows EXACTLY what she's doing, and worse, she's good at it. People believe her! But not this citizen!

[Mfkmmof4]

What about the 34 million we did not send to the United Nations for population control....take it out of the lock box so therefore, we could use that to go to war against Irag???

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[WhiteGuy]

My 2 cents.....

No invasion before Nov. elections.

No change in balance of power in congress.

Congress fails to authorize spending for invasion.

Nightly arguments on TV news shows, DC, etc.

Poll numbers for politicians drop including president.

Invasion of iraq, full scale war

gop, dnc, president all agree on massive tax increase.

Nah - probably wrong

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