Libertarian Party of Connecticut

I received an informative e-mail regarding significant tax increases alleged to begin in 2011. To be honest, I’ve made no effort to check the veracity of its claims, but one response to the message was “That’s okay. I don’t mind contributing to the greater good … except the wars.”According to the War Resisters League, current military spending makes up 36 percent of federal government spending. Another 18 percent they report is for veterans benefits and interest payments on the national debt, which the league contends only exists because of our military spending.Joseph Sobran was right, “War is just one more big government program.” The biggest by far.War is destructive and not a wealth generator contrary to popular claims. Military planes, tanks and bombs add nothing to our qualities of life, not to forget the destroyed homes, buildings, streets, and the individuals lost and families ruined.But, what about our other tax money contributing to the greater good? The respondent doesn’t mind a benevolent government taking a measure of all families’ wealth to fund what he considers beneficial to the community.

What greater good?

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