Posted by
Bullpen on Friday, February 01, 2008 2:20:51 PM
Bullets scream past and our soldiers move forward. Bombs explode and our troops fight for the ground that is being destroyed around them. Blood flows like a river and our men-at-arms remain standing tall. Casualties rise and yet our fighters won't back down. These volunteer defenders of liberty stare Death in the face without the blink of an eye. The horrors of war are indisputable. We all owe our liberty to the men overseas and the generations of warriors before them who fought valiantly for a cause that was larger than themselves. Their war is the cause of our peace.
That is why I find it hard to believe that when they return home after serving honorably, they are subject to the same federal income taxes that the rest of us are. These men and women have already paid a tax heavier than any of the rest of us could ever hope to pay financially.
Our federal government say they want to help our middle class. They say want to increase the size of the military without instituting a draft. They say they want to help veterans after they retire from military service. Talk is cheap. There is a way to accomplish all of these goals and do so honorably. It's time to give all military veterans who have been honorably discharged a complete income tax exemption for the rest of their lives.
Our troops do not owe us or our government anything. We, on the other hand, owe them everything.