Yesterday I had a visit with the eye doctor and after a couple of drops my eyes were screwed for the rest of the day…..so I apologize for the delay of my responses to comments but I stayed well away from the ‘puter for the rest of the day……

Now onward and upward…….

Awhile back I was having a bit of a debate about the wars we are fighting these days…..my thought is that if we must fight then we must pay for it without causing hardships on needed programs…..that was a really interesting debate and I wrote a piece about it……(a refresher…if it is needed)……..

Source: If there must be war, pay for it | In Saner Thought

I bring this up again because it seems that a Congressperson has had an idea….finally……

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) is proposing a temporary surtax to pay for the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

In an op-ed Sunday in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Coons criticized Congress for not paying for the war.

The latest Pentagon statistics show that as of Nov. 30, the U.S. has spent nearly $5.4 billion on the war since August 2014, and the average daily cost is $11 million.

“One way to offset rising costs while allowing all Americans to contribute is a temporary war surtax that includes an exemption for our troops and their families,” Coons wrote.

“As we pursue our goal of ‘degrading and destroying’ ISIS, we cannot write another blank check for war,” said Coons, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee.

Coons said Congress has taken steps to pay for every major conflict, often through new taxes, since the War of 1812.

That practice ended with the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said. The Iraq War would eventually cost $1.64 trillion and the Afghanistan War $715 billion.

Coons said those costs would include an additional $6 trillion if long-term care for injured veterans were factored in.

“Paying for the wars we fight is a matter of congressional responsibility and national security,” he said. “A large national debt weakens our ability to respond to global threats, undermines our fiscal position, and limits our diplomatic flexibility.”

What is the old saying….oh yeah….”great minds think alike”……

Coons also added……”When we pay for our wars with a credit card, and when the pain of war is felt only by our troops and their families, it is far too easy for our nation’s leaders to send soldiers into harm’s way without a national conversation about the merits of our involvement, and far too easy for those conflicts to drag on.”

Coons also argued Congress should debate the war and vote to authorize it.  (AMEN)

“A proper national debate of the anti-ISIS conflict will demand that Congress and the American people better understand the human cost of the war, too,” he added.

Let me see…..he is proposing paying for wars as needed and long term care for injured vets…..how can anyone be against this?  (a rhetorical question for there will be those that do not like this proposal)

But I bet I can find someone that will want to crap on this proposal…..how about you?