SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

"Nearly 100,00 federal civilian employees owed $1 billion in unpaid federal income taxes in 2009, according to the IRS. The number of delinquent federal employees has remained consistent since 2004, but the amount owed has soared nearly 70 percent from $600 million to $1 billion."

While the The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed a bill, why wait for it to be further voted on? Why not have the... more »

POLITICAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS SHOULD BE TAXED LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS SO THAT POLITICIAN WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT RUNNING A BUSINESS IS LIKE. WHAT A BURDEN PAYING TAXES IS ON A BUSINESS. HOW THE FIRST 25 OR 30% OF THE FUNDS RAISED IS NOT FOR THEIR USE BUT GOES TO THE GOVERNMENT. A TAX ON CAMPAIGN FUNDS WOULD BE A GREAT EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR EVERY POLITICIAN AND POLITICAL WANT-A-BE.

Tax the heck out of the rich! Especially the top 1% who have 90% of America's wealth.

Clearly the war is a major expense. Therefore, I say the more you have to protect, the more you pay. This would reduce the debt significantly for most people and it would place the bill for the war with the people who have the most to pay for it and the most to lose.