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Military Waste Breeds Poverty
Last week saw the introduction of a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that no member of Congress ought to oppose... unless they're firmly resting in the palm of corrupt military contractors. The War Is Making You Poor Act, H.R. 5353, brings together weariness with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with anti-tax sentiment and the hunger for fiscal... »
Military Tax Weighs Down American Economy
Don't like taxes? Many people don't, although taxes are the dues we pay for our democratic government. The proper question isn't really whether taxes are worth it. We all know that we need to pay for certain services we appreciate from our government. The question we citizens need to ask is whether our tax money is... »