MaryJane

"Iraq has a budget surplus of $79 Billion American Dollars, which is being paid by hard working US Taxpayers!" according to the House Budget Committee.  

American tax payers pay through Federal Income Tax for the war in Iraq, that our Republican Administration has implemented.  As we face an economic crisis here at home, our government continues to funnel money into Iraq, at the rate of $10 Billion a month.  It is stated that the Iraqi 'government' is slow in spending investment budget. I figure in a country where a war continues to rage, and there is insurgency, it is difficult to spend the money in building homes, schools and hospitals while bullets are still flying. Policy makers justify this spending by saying they need to build Iraq's infrastructure, what about America's infrastructure?

Senator McCain said: "We'll be there for 100 years..." if we do that, America will go bankrupt!  We the American people could utilize that money here at home, in healthcare, free college education, and affordable housing, et. al.  We were told 7 years ago that we wouldn't have to pay for this war, and we are all paying for this war!  The Iraq War funding will total approximately $653 Billion American Dollars through 2009!  In my opinion US Policy Makers, our Administration, stayed on because of special interest in Oil, giving money to US Contracting Operations, and building pipelines.  The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer, do they care about the American people?  We put money in their pockets!

We need to end this occupation, and focus on our problems here at home! 

I get deducted $556.00 a month in Federal Income Tax from my hard earned wages, and I'm only one person.  There are millions of Americans still working in this country, could you imagine how much the government is raking in?  Now, we are facing a financial crisis, Lehman Brothers folded, AIG was bailed out, etc. CEO's of these companies get paid $105 million or more in salary every 12 months. Tax them not us!       For more information go to budget.house.gov