Dem Has a Plan for Iraq: Raise Taxes Now

Obey knows his proposals are controversial but believes the time has come for hard choices:

"If such a proposal is not passed, and the war continues, one of two things will happen. We will either run up insurmountable debts, or we will drain the treasury dry of funds that are essential to making the domestic investments in education, health, medical research, science, law enforcement, that are crucial to creating a stronger country and more prosperous families."

Whether reasonable people agree with Obey or not, he does have a point. It's time to discuss that we're investing our national treasure in the sands of Iraq at the expense of America's ability to compete globally. China isn't making that same mistake.