Heard that one before?

We can only marvel at the stupidity of trying to tamp down militant behavior by spending more money on the military, and to quell antagonism toward the US by invading and occupying countries, or flying death-by-drone missions in them.

Then there’s the creation of the surveillance state, which apparently has done precious little to make people safer, but which has resulted in almost every click on your mouse being recorded by your ISP, available to the FBI, CIA, NSA, or other 3-letter agency at the drop of a “national security letter”.

An interesting op-ed, for sure. It will be interesting to see in what direction Japan goes — I’m hoping more renewables.

Our present infla­tion to a con­sid­er­able degree comes from many years of enact­ing expen­sive pro­grams with­out rais­ing enough rev­enues to pay for them.

I don’t see the causal relationship there. Could you elaborate?

No prob. He’s probably still searching the internets. I’ll ask: Who, in their wildest imagination, could see a GOP Prez would, (could) do this:

Number nine: Federal taxes and spending. To support programs, to increase production and share inflation-produced hardships, we need additional tax revenues.

I am aware that any proposal for new taxes just four weeks before a national election is, to put it mildly, considered politically unwise. And I am frank to say that I have been earnestly advised to wait and talk about taxes anytime after November 5. But I do say in sincerity that I will not play politics with America’s future.

Our present inflation to a considerable degree comes from many years of enacting expensive programs without raising enough revenues to pay for them. The truth is that 19 out of the 25 years I had the honor and the privilege to serve in this Chamber, the Federal Government ended up with Federal deficits. That is not a very good batting average.

By now, almost everybody—almost everybody else, I should say—has stated my position on Federal gasoline taxes. This time I will do it myself. I am not-emphasizing not—asking you for any increase in gas taxes.

I am—I am asking you to approve a l-year temporary tax surcharge of 5 percent on corporate and upper-level individual incomes. This would generally exclude from the surcharge those families with gross incomes below $15,000 a year. The estimated $5 billion in extra revenue to be raised by this inflation-fighting tax should pay for the new programs I have recommended in this message.