Taxes

(Community Matters) in an on-line conversation w/ a friend: Re when are more taxes the answer, I think the answer is “now.” We’ve been fighting wars for 9 years and never raised taxes to pay for those wars. That was irresponsible of us. I disagree with postponing long overdue social, safety net reform b/c of our failure to fund the wars. Now is the time to raise taxes temporarily to pay for the wars. Without the war deficits and given the budget surpluses we were generating, we can afford necessary investments in healthcare, education and physical infrastructure.