War Is Making You Poor Act
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The War Is Making You Poor Act , introduced by Rep. Alan Grayson
on May 20th, 2010, is a bill which aims to cut separate funding for the Iraq War and Afghanistan War
, and use the proceeds to eliminate federal income taxes on every American's first $35,000 of income. The bill has garnered the support of 18 co-sponsors in congress including Ron Paul
(R-TX), Walter Jones
(R-NC), John Conyers
(D-MI), Lynn Woolsey
(D-CA) and Dennis Kucinich
(D-OH). Only $159.3 billion in war spending would be affected; the $548.9 billion base war budget would remain in place, as would the approximately $75 billion black budget
.
Alan Grayson
Alan Mark Grayson is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party and loves cookies. After losing the election he moved to Austin to start stand-up comedy and a cookie business. The district Grayson represented lies in central Florida...
on May 20th, 2010, is a bill which aims to cut separate funding for the Iraq War and Afghanistan War
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...
, and use the proceeds to eliminate federal income taxes on every American's first $35,000 of income. The bill has garnered the support of 18 co-sponsors in congress including Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...
(R-TX), Walter Jones
Walter Jones
Walter Jones may refer to:* Walter Jones , British polo competitor at the 1908 Summer Olympics* Walter B. Jones , former State Geologist of Alabama...
(R-NC), John Conyers
John Conyers
John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...
(D-MI), Lynn Woolsey
Lynn Woolsey
Lynn C. Woolsey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes all of Marin County and most of Sonoma County. She is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and its co-chair...
(D-CA) and Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....
(D-OH). Only $159.3 billion in war spending would be affected; the $548.9 billion base war budget would remain in place, as would the approximately $75 billion black budget
Black budget
A black budget is a budget that is secretly collected from the overall income of a country, a corporation, a society of any form, a national department, and so on. A black budget usually covers expenses related to military research. The budget is kept secret for national security reasons.Philip...
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