Grayson introduces ‘War Is Making You Poor Act’ to highlight cost of ongoing wars.

[tpsbmam]

I love him!


Grayson introduces ‘War Is Making You Poor Act’ to highlight cost of ongoing wars.

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Today, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation called the “War Is Making You Poor Act,” which aims to call attention to a) how much money is being spent to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and b) how budget gimmicks are used to pay for them. Grayson’s legislation would slash the $159 billion request for supplemental war funding and use that money to deliver a tax break for all Americans. Grayson demands the Pentagon use its currently existing $549 billion defense budget to fight the wars. Speaking on the House floor today, Grayson underscored that the point of his legislation is to highlight the costs of the wars:...

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Grayson’s bill, which is currently being co-sponsored by Reps. Ron Paul (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), would also cut the federal deficit by $15.9 billion. “There is no longer any need to go beyond the exorbitant base defense budget,” Grayson said. “It is not necessary. Enough is enough.”

More at: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/21/grayson-wars-taxes-americans/

Grayson's petition: http://salsa.mydccc.org/o/30019/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=34

[Robb]

1. Grayson, Ron Paul and Kucinich?

This should be one hell of a thread. :popcorn:

[Warpy]

5. Ron Paul is the idiot who insisted that money be used for tax cuts

instead of being returned to states in crisis because of reduced revenues from both taxpayers and the Federal Government.

I love Grayson, but sometimes that bipartisanship label just isn't worth it.

[madmax]

2. Love it - plain English to the point nt

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Go, Alan!

[notesdev]

4. Strange bedfellows

Not much you'll see that collection of reps agree upon, this is a good sign that the war profiteering/empire building racket is being challenged from different constituencies. The word is spreading, we don't need these wars, they are no good for America or anybody else.

[Scuba]

12. +1

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. LOL, I love it!!

[greencharlie]

7. brilliant. nt

[calimary]

8. Dear God I love this man!!!

We need MILLIONS more like him!

[old mark]

9. Well, if this bill doesen't wake up the White House....the list of sponsors alone

is enough to make me pay attention...

WE ALL AGREE on something!!!!!


mark

[Overseas]

10. K&R ! //nt

[ljm2002]

11. Go Alan Grayson!!

Big Shout Out! You Da Man!

He really is good at cutting to the chase.

The other fun thing, it's a classic illustration of the old saw that politics makes strange bedfellows.

[One Voice]

13. Signed!

thanks for posting the link to the petition!

[Quantess]

14. Love Alan Grayson!

[tpsbmam]

15. Unabashedly kicking this -- please sign the petition! n/t