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May 14, 2008

One reason the talk of ending the War ended almost as fast as the Dems took Congress is that it was an easy way to attach Pork and Earmarks. The Dem candidates are full of Earmarks. McCain Zero.

House Democrats are proposing a tax surcharge on millionaires to pay for a big increase in education benefits for veterans of the war in Iraq, lawmakers said Tuesday.

 Conservative “Blue Dog” Democrats blocked a vote last week over Democratic leaders’ attempts to add an additional $51.8 billion over the next decade for veterans education to the $183.8 billion war funding tab. 

“What we’re talking about is a one-half percent income tax surcharge on incomes above $1 million,” said Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., a leader of the Blue Dog group. “So someone who earns $2 million a year would pay $5,000. … They’re not going to miss it.”

Written by untiled · Filed Under Conservative Liberal Moral Politics, McCain 

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