Name: Anonymous 2006-06-28 17:04
I think we (the United States) have enough of our own problems that we should be working on here at home, and that sticking our nose in other people's affairs abroad should not be our big concern.
There was an interesting article by an anti-war libertarian about the cost of the Iraq War on the U.S. economy. It's pretty sick. Just think, the amount of money spent on that war.. imagine if it was dished out as a tax cut across America's workers.
It would raise the nation's standard of living significantly. Check this out:
http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/quagmire/#us
War is expensive. $700 BILLION dollars...
If you take this sum and divide it up evenly among the 295 million americans (roughly) that live in the United States, the total per-person is:
$2372.8813559322033898305084745763
So, roughly speaking, about 2500$/person. Imagine what could be bought for America's families with all that money. A few computers each family! A new used car!
If each family suddenly had that much money more in their pocket(s), and they bought things, ipods, computers, cars, bikes, goods, services, it would not only raise their standard of living, it would create a HUGE nationwide surge of demand for products.
As the demand goes up, to step up production, employers build new factories, expand their labor forces, which in turn, creates jobs, and gets even MORE money flowing through the market. The creative force of such a measure would be indescribably beneficial!
IMO, the Iraq War is a significant drain on the United States' productiveness. It's like throwing our money into a black hole. As a taxpayer, none of it is coming back to me. It is not in my interest to pay for it.
There was an interesting article by an anti-war libertarian about the cost of the Iraq War on the U.S. economy. It's pretty sick. Just think, the amount of money spent on that war.. imagine if it was dished out as a tax cut across America's workers.
It would raise the nation's standard of living significantly. Check this out:
http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/quagmire/#us
War is expensive. $700 BILLION dollars...
If you take this sum and divide it up evenly among the 295 million americans (roughly) that live in the United States, the total per-person is:
$2372.8813559322033898305084745763
So, roughly speaking, about 2500$/person. Imagine what could be bought for America's families with all that money. A few computers each family! A new used car!
If each family suddenly had that much money more in their pocket(s), and they bought things, ipods, computers, cars, bikes, goods, services, it would not only raise their standard of living, it would create a HUGE nationwide surge of demand for products.
As the demand goes up, to step up production, employers build new factories, expand their labor forces, which in turn, creates jobs, and gets even MORE money flowing through the market. The creative force of such a measure would be indescribably beneficial!
IMO, the Iraq War is a significant drain on the United States' productiveness. It's like throwing our money into a black hole. As a taxpayer, none of it is coming back to me. It is not in my interest to pay for it.