http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/blog/2008/03/22/iraq-war-turns-5-national-service-on-the-brain/ America Deserves Our Best Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:31:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/blog/2008/03/22/iraq-war-turns-5-national-service-on-the-brain/#comment-12183 Justine Hebron Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:31:21 +0000 http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/blog/2008/03/22/iraq-war-turns-5-national-service-on-the-brain/#comment-12183 Thanks for your comment. To answer your question, most citizens are not sacrificing anything, yet were are all being victimized by the current fiscal policies. I think the idea of funding the Academy to train a responsible, focused, proactive corp of leaders is the best way to spend our collective tax dollars, your grandchildren's included. Yes, the deficits must be addressed, and our recent past tells us that we can have policies that allow for growth and savings. Perhaps if the taxes were coming from the private companies instead of them having the option to shelter the money in philanthropies of their choosing, we would have a proper revenue stream into government coffers. This is an investment in the success of our country, not an earmark for a chosen few. Thanks for your comment. To answer your question, most citizens are not sacrificing anything, yet were are all being victimized by the current fiscal policies. I think the idea of funding the Academy to train a responsible, focused, proactive corp of leaders is the best way to spend our collective tax dollars, your grandchildren’s included. Yes, the deficits must be addressed, and our recent past tells us that we can have policies that allow for growth and savings. Perhaps if the taxes were coming from the private companies instead of them having the option to shelter the money in philanthropies of their choosing, we would have a proper revenue stream into government coffers. This is an investment in the success of our country, not an earmark for a chosen few.

]]> http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/blog/2008/03/22/iraq-war-turns-5-national-service-on-the-brain/#comment-11396 William Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:17:17 +0000 http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/blog/2008/03/22/iraq-war-turns-5-national-service-on-the-brain/#comment-11396 Yes but who is sacrificing? We have trillions in national debt and our president reduces taxes further, exploding the deficit. How can we afford a public service academy unless we first eliminate the budget deficit? And pay off the Iraq war spending? It is highly irresponsible to promote yet another federal program (e.g. a public service academy) when we have such a high deficit. Who will be paying for your public service academy? My grandchildren? I say get your hands out of my grandchildrens' pockets. Given the billions available from private philanthropy I say fund the academy with private donations, not with my grandchildren's tax dollars. Yes but who is sacrificing?
We have trillions in national debt and our president reduces taxes further, exploding the deficit.
How can we afford a public service academy unless we first eliminate the budget deficit? And pay off the Iraq war spending?
It is highly irresponsible to promote yet another federal program (e.g. a public service academy) when we have such a high deficit. Who will be paying for your public service academy? My grandchildren? I say get your hands out of my grandchildrens’ pockets. Given the billions available from private philanthropy I say fund the academy with private donations, not with my grandchildren’s tax dollars.

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