Higher Taxes on Wealthy May Be Needed to Cover Afghan War Cost, Levin Says

Reported by Bloomberg on Saturday, 21 November 2009 (on November 21, 2009)

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-income Americans should be
taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should
provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of
the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Otiscorner @Conservativeind: 1)Not as many ppl,-- we're talking cost as %, so wrong. 2) higher taxes - yes- esp. the wealthy 6 days ago nscpof BN: U.K. Liberal Democrats to Seek Higher Taxes on Wealthy, Banks in Election: http://bit.ly/bJur4R 6 days ago

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