War tax poll

[Bob Haller]

Is a war tax a good idea?

[Skyhi]

Yes. It will be the quickest way to end the wars.

[vurbano]

No, The losing country should be plundered to pay for it.

[Bear Paws]

No, The losing country should be plundered to pay for it. That's weird. Other than this post from Vurby all the other ones are showing Nov 27. This shows "today"

[fallout2600]

That's weird. Other than this post from Vurby all the other ones are showing Nov 27. This shows "today"

Yeah, what happened, did you guys have to restore to an old backup of the site or something?

[Bob Haller]

most losing countries are already broke and need rebuilt, plus care of the losing sides people. the only exception might be oil rich countries, but their infrastructure is probably badly damaged by the war.

add all these costs and international scorn for impovershing such a country. lose lose lose.

of course this plunbder the losers to pay for their rebuilding was bushes iraq war plan. failed just like nearly all bush policies...

[msmith198025]

Yeah, what happened, did you guys have to restore to an old backup of the site or something?

Not sure what is happening yet. Not much I can do from my end, but I alerted mad.

Its not just dates though. Threads are missing, members that joined this week are not listed. Ect. It seems like what you said, but why I am not sure.

[stevenl]

Yea it seems like the site got loaded from an old backup very odd.

[msmith198025]

Aparently it is a servier issue. Mad has been in contact with them, and they are trying to get it corrected.

[Derwin0]

No, because it'll still be here for long after the war is over, and is only just an excuse for a new tax.

The tax for the Spanish-American war was only just repealed in 2006, well over a hundred years after the war ended.

In PA we're still paying the "temporary" 18% Beer Tax to help pay for the Johnstown flood of 1936, even though the money no longer goes to the flooding victims but instead to the general fund.

[towerclimber]

Well said, Derwin.
In Jacksonville florida, a toll tax was instituted to pay for the matthew's bridge. 20 years later it had more than doubled and the bridge had been paid for in the first 10 years.
Instead of taxing the people to do ONE out of the 3 things that the federal government actually has a mandate to do, how about you get rid of all the things that they have no business doing?
While you're at it, instead of allowing the Congress to vote for their own pay raises, allow that to be left up to a general vote.
(they voted for their own pay raise last year, while our economy was in a melt down and people were losing their homes and retirements.)

[msmith198025]

Good thing for them that they are not compensated based on performance huh tower? lol.

[froggigger]

Well said, Derwin.
In Jacksonville florida, a toll tax was instituted to pay for the matthew's bridge. 20 years later it had more than doubled and the bridge had been paid for in the first 10 years.
Instead of taxing the people to do ONE out of the 3 things that the federal government actually has a mandate to do, how about you get rid of all the things that they have no business doing?
While you're at it, instead of allowing the Congress to vote for their own pay raises, allow that to be left up to a general vote.
(they voted for their own pay raise last year, while our economy was in a melt down and people were losing their homes and retirements.)

If I'm not mistaken, they made the raises automatic so they no longer had to go on record as voting for it every year and face the wrath of the voters. Wimps.

[towerclimber]

oh yeah?
My congressman responded when I told him I didn't agree with the pay raise, in a year of financial meltdown, when many Americans are hurting because of congress.

he told me he was going to give his to a charity. I responded by calling him a dirty lying sob. I asked him wtf he thought I was going to do to feed my family after he destroyed the jobs. what about MY children..etc.
He makes a living with his mouth. I can get that on just about any street corner in N.Y. City.
It's time to cut their funding, cut their power and kick congress out of office.

[froggigger]

oh yeah?
My congressman responded when I told him I didn't agree with the pay raise, in a year of financial meltdown, when many Americans are hurting because of congress.

he told me he was going to give his to a charity. I responded by calling him a dirty lying sob. I asked him wtf he thought I was going to do to feed my family after he destroyed the jobs. what about MY children..etc.
He makes a living with his mouth. I can get that on just about any street corner in N.Y. City.
It's time to cut their funding, cut their power and kick congress out of office.

A Republican and Democrat have put forward legislation that would rescind the automatic pay increase lawmakers are slated to receive in 2011.

Reps. Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced a bill late Thursday night that would freeze the automatic cost of living increase for Members in 2011, citing the ailing economy.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/71889-lawmakers-float-bill-to-rescind-pay-increases

[towerclimber]

A Republican and Democrat have put forward legislation that would rescind the automatic pay increase lawmakers are slated to receive in 2011.

Reps. Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced a bill late Thursday night that would freeze the automatic cost of living increase for Members in 2011, citing the ailing economy.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/71889-lawmakers-float-bill-to-rescind-pay-increases


It's about time..I think they should repeal the last 4 years worth of pay raises.
:mad: