Supporting the Troops - A Modest Proposal

It seems to me that a lot of people have profited of the last 4 years of Bush's Folly while many have suffered. I was talking to Mrs Jersey about this at dinner tonight and came up with a simple proposal. Congress should pass a bill with a couple of provisions. Gifts to families of troops that have given their lives or come home with serious lifelong injuries in the service of Bush's lies can pass, in any amount, tax-free to the donor and tax-free to the families. Pressure should be then brought to bear on companies and individuals that have profited from the war to give, say, 1-5% of their post-tax profits to the families. Another use that some of the Bush billionaires could put their money to would be to fund a state-of-the-art medical facility for treating the troops that are not being well-served by the military hospitals. The possibilites are endless and chump change compared to the profits that have been made.

R.