If we did not go to war in Iraq, would all the tax money be used on other things like education, health care,?

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etc, or, we simply would not have paid more taxes?

did each individual pay more taxes since the war?

thank you

I would like to know if there was no war in iraq, would we have paid less taxes in 2004, 05, 06, etc or not? thank you

hmmm so tax payers don't pay more taxes to fund the war and the US gov is simply borrowing money to fund the war? that doesn't make sense.....i'm confused. why borrow money from outsiders instead of taxing people more? thank you

Ok now i understand, the 500 billion and counting we've spend since march 03 has been borrowed?????? wow. wow!

Answer 1

You don't understand. The money we are spending in Iraq is ON TOP of everything else we are spending. We are running in debt to pay for this war and some day soon the bill will come.

Imagine if you are living paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet. Your wife gets a new credit card and goes out and buys thousands of dollars worth of 'luxuries'. This is the scenario that the US is in. We are spending money, that we don't have, without cutting costs or raising more money.

EDIT: No we would not have paid less or more. President Bush asked for, and received, a tax break already even though we had a war to pay for.

Answer 2

I'm not so sure people have paid more taxes since the start of the war, at least directly concerned to the war. Also remember the REPUBLICAN party which is the one that has been in power (in the Whitehouse), as well as having been majority in Congress, up till last November, hate to raise TAXES.

Regarding your first question: If we hadn't gone to war in Iraq, I would supposed all that money, or the great majority anyway, would have been put to other uses, such as having alloted some to the current children's health issue, in which Congress wants to insure around 10 million children. But the President keeps vetoing the bill, saying the children's parents can afford their own private insurance.

I should think that no money would have been cut either from colleges and universities. Also the "tight budget" situtation wouldn't have trickled down to the State governments and thus community programs for seniors and children education wouldn't have gotten cut.

I guess so many things would have been done with so many billions of dollars, but unfortunately that has not been the case.

Answer 3

No one paid more in taxes for the war. Bush simply charges it every day on what is called the Republican Credit Card, and we will leave the bill for our children, grand children and great grand children. Republicans are very determined to bankrupt this country.littlerally, so that we will not be able to afford any social programs, the economy will completely collapse, and they with a;ll the money can get any labor the need from the poor homeless and destitute. They pulled this before in 1929 followed by the great depression....remember that one. Well the next one is just around the corner, so have fun kids.

Republicans rule !

Answer 4

No, it wouldn't be used for anything else, and no, we ahaven't paid more in taxes.

The republicans constantly refer to the democrats as "tax and spend" democrats. However, this adminstration has spent a lot on foreign wars, with no plan to repay the debt we are incurring. So, is it better to tax and spend, or just tax and let the following administration figure out where the money is going to come from to pay off the debt.

If you look back over the last three decades, it is immediately obvious that the republicans run up the debt, forcing the democrats in following administrations to raise taxes just to pay off that debt. And indeed, the last few democrats who managed to restore the budget to a balanced state.

So where is that money going, that we're spending in Iraq?
One word: Halliburton. And just so they won't have to pay taxes on the windfall profits they are making, Halliburton has moved it's operation to the Middle East. That also helps them when they need a little pin oney.They just take a pallet or two fo fresh $100 bills by truck from Iraq to their new headquarters. * Billion gone missing? Hey, what's a few billion between thieves?

Answer 5

no...that money would not exist. Why put money into a non-productive generation? Yeah, that sounds so un American from me but really, think about it why put so much money on schools when kids wont study, just about every disorder they have is blamed on ADD, school shootings, they cant pass a simple national test (which by the way, alot of hispanics past just after learning english) video games and its already been proven that some just have **** for brains whether they study in a low income city school versus a more established school setting.
Health care is there. yeah, it's exepensive so thank the aging population and the young mothers who refuse to use free condoms.
Any more programs?

Answer 6

Most of the money has been borrowed, not taxed.

Avoiding the Iraq war would have done little for the current fiscal situation, but would likely have reduced the tax burden of future generations.

Answer 7

Responding to the wife with the credit card example:

Actually it is more like...she goes out and buys ammunition,, body armor, tactical vehicle, weapons, security systems, survival gear, more weapons, etc

Answer 8

Tax money you say - guess again - borrowed money, mostly from China, don't you recall Bush tax cuts, (for the rich).

Answer 9

Keep dreaming, we're talking about the Federal Government here...

Answer 10

No it wouldn't. Those two programs are fully funded and no amount of additional dollars will fix their problems.